Ayesha Farooq

Flight Lieutenant Ayesha Farooq (Urdu:عائشہ فاروق) (born August 2a Pakistani fighter pilot from Qaimpur, Bahawalpur District, who is the first woman to become fighter pilot in Pakistan Air Force.[1][2] In 2013, she became first and only Pakistani female fighter pilot after topping the final exams to qualify. She now flies missions in a Chinese-made Chengdu J-7 fighter jet alongside her 24 male colleagues in Squadron 20.[3]

Ayesha Farooq
Born (1987-08-24) August 24, 1987
qaimpur, Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Aviation career
Full nameAyesha Farooq
First flight2013
Chengdu J-7
Air force Pakistan Air Force
Rank Flight Lieutenant

References
  1. "Meet Ayesha Farooq, Pakistan's only female war-ready fighter pilot". The Economic Times.
  2. "Pakistan fighter pilot Ayesha Farooq wins battle of gender, now she's ready for war". India.com. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. Crilly, Rob (2 September 2013). "I'm ready for war, says first female Pakistani pilot Ayesha Farooq". India.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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