Female jet pilot dies in crash

One of Pakistan's few female fighter jet pilots was killed in a training crash on Tuesday, the air force said in a statement, adding that she was the first of its women pilots to "embrace martyrdom".

Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar and Squadron Leader Saqib Abbasi were flying a training mission on an FT-7PG aircraft and encountered a "serious in-flight emergency" during the final stages, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said.

"Flying Officer Marium embraced martyrdom and became the first woman pilot from PAF to attain this great honor," it said.