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Tuesday 18 June 2013

Pakistan's only female fighter pilot is ready for war

Her olive green head scarf poking out from her helmet, Ayesha Farooq flashes a cheeky grin when asked if it is lonely being the only war-ready female fighter pilot in the Islamic republic of Pakistan.

Ayesha Farooq, Pakistan's only female war-ready fighter pilot, sits in the cockpit of a Chinese-made F-7PG fighter jet at Mushaf base in Sargodha on June 6, 2013.
 
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Ayesha Farooq, Pakistan's only female war-ready fighter pilot, sits in the cockpit of a Chinese-made F-7PG fighter jet at Mushaf base in Sargodha on June 6, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Ayesha Farooq, 26, Pakistan's only female war-ready fighter pilot, climbs up to a Chinese-made F-7PG fighter jet at Mushaf base in Sargodha on June 6, 2013.
 
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Ayesha Farooq, 26, Pakistan's only female war-ready fighter pilot, climbs up to a Chinese-made F-7PG fighter jet at Mushaf base in Sargodha on June 6, 2013.  Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Reuters at Mushaf Air Base in Pakistan

11:44AM BST 13 Jun 2013

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