Overview
- Media and officials marked November 24, 2025 as the tenth anniversary of her line-of-duty death.
- Mukhtiar, widely recognized as Pakistan’s first female fighter pilot, died after a training flight encountered a serious technical fault near Mianwali in 2015.
- She and her instructor, Squadron Leader Saqib Abbasi, ejected before the aircraft crashed, but her injuries proved fatal.
- Coverage highlights that she directed the jet toward an uninhabited area to reduce the risk to civilians.
- She was posthumously honored by the government for bravery and is commemorated as a national example of courage and dedication.