Overview
- Commemorations on November 24 mark a decade since the 2015 training accident that claimed her life.
- She is widely recognized as Pakistan’s first female fighter pilot and a national symbol of service.
- During an FT‑7PG training flight near Mianwali, an in‑flight emergency led both pilots to eject; she sustained fatal injuries and her co‑pilot survived.
- Reports say she steered the stricken jet toward an uninhabited area to reduce the risk to civilians.
- She was posthumously honored by the government in 2016, and her legacy is recalled alongside her Karachi roots and military family background.