Pakistan Army: First female paratroopers make history
A total of 24 lady officers successfully completed the course at Parachute Training School, Peshawar.
A total of 24 lady officers successfully completed the course at Parachute Training School, Peshawar. PHOTO: ISPR
ISLAMABAD:
The first group of female paratroopers completed their training on Sunday, the military announced, hailing it as a "landmark achievement.”
A total of 24 lady officers of Pakistan Army successfully completed the course at Parachute Training School, Peshawar.
Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani congratulated all the lady officers and their training staff on successful completion of the course.
Captain Kiran Ashraf was declared the best paratrooper of the batch, the military said in a statement, while Captain Sadia, referred to by one name, became the first woman officer to jump from a MI-17 helicopter.
After three weeks' basic airborne training, which included exit, flight and landing techniques, the new paratroopers completed their first jump on Sunday and were given their "wings" by the commander of Special Services Group, Major General Abid Rafique, the military said.
In 2006, seven women broke into one of Pakistan's most exclusive male clubs to graduate as fighter pilots - perhaps the most prestigious job in the powerful military and for six decades closed to the fairer sex.
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The first group of female paratroopers completed their training on Sunday, the military announced, hailing it as a "landmark achievement.”
A total of 24 lady officers of Pakistan Army successfully completed the course at Parachute Training School, Peshawar.
Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani congratulated all the lady officers and their training staff on successful completion of the course.
Captain Kiran Ashraf was declared the best paratrooper of the batch, the military said in a statement, while Captain Sadia, referred to by one name, became the first woman officer to jump from a MI-17 helicopter.
After three weeks' basic airborne training, which included exit, flight and landing techniques, the new paratroopers completed their first jump on Sunday and were given their "wings" by the commander of Special Services Group, Major General Abid Rafique, the military said.
In 2006, seven women broke into one of Pakistan's most exclusive male clubs to graduate as fighter pilots - perhaps the most prestigious job in the powerful military and for six decades closed to the fairer sex.
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