Ayesha Farooq, 26, Pakistan’s only female war ready fighter pilot, climbs up to a Chinese made F-7PG fighter jet at Mushaf base in Sargodha, June 6th. Farooq is one of 19 women who have become pilots in the Pakistan Air Force over the last decade —— there are five other female fighter pilots, but they have yet to take the final tests to qualify for combat. A growing number of women have joined Pakistan’s defense forces in recent years as attitudes toward women change. |
