Young Ayesha Aziz gives wings to Kashmir women’s dreams
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25-year-old commercial pilot is a role model in a profession otherwise dominated by men
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25-year-old commercial pilot is a role model in a profession otherwise dominated by men Ayesha Aziz, 25, became the country’s youngest pilot when she acquired her flying license at the age of 16. She now flies GoAir planes and is emerging as a role model among women in the Kashmir valley, who too are eager to break the social barriers of a conservative society to join professions otherwise dominated by men.
Ms. Aziz came into the limelight when she was swarmed by dozens of enthusiastic girls on January 2 this year at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar, when she attended the Lal Ded Khatoon-e-Kashmir Award 2021 function organised by the NGO Elfa International to honour Kashmir’s talented women achievers in different fields.