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31-07-2004

Pakistani women pilots take to the sky

via www.ndtv.com

Forty-year-old Rifaat Haye is one of the only three women to fly for Pakistan International Airlines.

Fourteen years back she did the unthinkable in Pakistani society.

She began flying lessons and made it as one of only three women to fly for Pakistan International Airlines

"My family was quite supportive of me except my husband never wanted a professional wife, so it was a little difficult. But I want to be a role model and encourage younger women to join…

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