Meet Captain Sadia, Pak's first women paratrooper
Islamabad: The country's first group of female paratroopers completed their training on Sunday, the military announced, while terming it a landmark achievement.The first batch of 24 female officers successfully completed the first-ever Lady Paratroopers Course
According to an ISPR press release, a total of 24 lady officers of Pakistan Army successfully completed a three-week basic air borne course at Parachute Training School in Peshawar.
A statement released by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) says Captain Sadia was the first lady officer who jumped from MI-17 helicopter and marked the history whereas Captain Kiran Ashraf was declared the best paratrooper of the batch.