{"id":40219,"date":"2013-07-15T10:20:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T07:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=40219"},"modified":"2013-07-15T10:20:08","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T07:20:08","slug":"24-women-paratroopers-make-history-in-pakistan-40219","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/24-women-paratroopers-make-history-in-pakistan-40219\/","title":{"rendered":"24 women paratroopers make history in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A group of 24 women in Pakistan army have created history by completing paratroopers training and are now ready to join the duty and fight \u2018enemy\u2019 combatants.<\/h1>\n

Islamabad, July 15\/Nationalturk- \u00a0In a landmark step towards empowerment of women, 24 women in Pakistan army have completed \u00a0paratroopers training and are now ready to join the duty and fight \u2018enemy\u2019 combatants.<\/p>\n

Pakistan military announced that a group of 24 women successfully completed\u00a0the first-ever Women Officers Para Trooping Course at Para Training School, Peshawar in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.<\/p>\n

A statement released by Pakistan army said the group completed three weeks basic airborne course at the Parachute Training School, Peshawar.<\/p>\n

It said Captain Sadia created the history by becoming the first woman officer of Pakistan to jump from an MI-17 helicopter. \u201cCaptain Kiran Ashraf was declared the best paratrooper of the batch,\u201d the military statement read.<\/p>\n

It said besides challenging physical training, the 3-week para trooping course involved training in exit, flight and landing techniques. \u201cThe paratroopers were also taught to control their parachutes while descending and to carry out emergency measures like untwisting their rigging lines, taking the necessary action upon collision with another parachutist and landing in water\u201d.<\/p>\n

Women making steady stream in armed forces<\/h2>\n

The women have been making steady stream in the armed forces. In 2006, a group of seven women graduated as fighter pilots, – perhaps the most prestigious job in the military.<\/p>\n

According to Pakistan military, country now has 316 women in the air force compared to around 100 five years ago. Over the years, \u00a0women are defending Pakistan’s commercial liners against insurgent attacks, and few are serving in the elite anti-terrorist force and involved in fight against terrorists.<\/p>\n

There are now about 4,000 women in Pakistan’s armed forces, largely confined to desk jobs and medical work.<\/p>\n

Write your comments and thoughts below<\/em><\/p>\n

Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk Pakistan News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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