LAHORE(National times)- The 10th death anniversary of Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) first female fighter pilot Marium Mukhtiar is being observed today (Monday). She was born on May 18, 1992 in Karachi. Marium Mukhtiar hailed from a family having a military background. Her father, Mukhtiar Ahmed Shaikh, was a retired colonel of the Pakistan Army, who inspired her to join the armed forces. Marium joined the Pakistan Air Force in 2011 and completed her graduation in 2014. On Nov 24, 2015, she was on a routine training flight with her instructor Saqib Abbasi when her jet developed a technical fault and crashed at Kundian near Mianwali. She diverted her fighter jet towards an unpopulated area when it got a technical fault and embraced martyrdom. The Pakistan government posthumously honoured Marium Mukhtiar with Tamgha-e-Basalat on March 23, 2016.