According to spokesperson of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) she had got injured in the incident but could not fight the injuries.
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The PAF jet FT-7PG was being flown by Sqaudron Leader Saqib Abbasi and co-pilot Flying Officer Mariam Mukhtar. They were rushed to the hospital for immediate treatment and were being treated; however, the Flying Officer Marium Mukhtar could not recover and succumbed to her injuries.
The crash took place in Kundian, Mianwali district, about 175 kilometres (109 miles) southwest of Islamabad.
In an interview with BBC early previous year, Mukhtiar talked about the challenges of being a female pilot in a male-dominated environment.
In order to ensure the safety of civilians on the ground, they were forced to eject and the aircraft crashed, the PAF said.
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Flying Officer Mukhtiar was one of a small number of women to work as fighter pilots in Pakistan, and the first to die on operational service.
