Pakistani Female's Journey to flying for a US Airline.

[Hamartia Antidote]

Hahahahaha ....please ....give me the link for this .....such an awesome expression ....ROFL

Time 2:48

 

[Kompromat]

Good for her.

 

[DRaisinHerald]

She left the country and you idiots keep chanting Mashallah. Hooray for brain (and talent) drain?

 

[Sage]

Time 2:48

Hahahaha ...Fcuking hilarious .......!

 

[DRaisinHerald]

If you leave, fine, that's not the issue. But don't bash the very zameen that gave you opportunities.

It has become fashionable. Bash Pakistan, earn brownie points.

 

[Armstrong]

Well good for her and she has done well herself.
I'm not going to praise her for being some sort of super patriot, or someone who is more deserving of our praise than the many pilots who put their lives at risk, in order to defend the skies of Pakistan.
I have to say I am disappointed by her remarks on her profile.



Summary
When you are young, you think you can change the world but as the reality of life, old traditions and shackles of culture come stand as obstacles in your face you realize, may be not! By no means I am trying to state that I did not have the strength and the determination to over come those traditions and break the shackles, but what was next?

"An Air Force Officer who does not stand equal opportunity to make a General, not because she is not good enough, but because she is a woman." my reason for discharge from PAF.

I have a lot of courage, but may be not enough to invest 20 some prime years of my life to wait and see if I could change the way people think in Pakistan.

So 6 years ago, with 2 suit cases, I showed up in VeroBeach, Florida at 10pm, to find myself at a deserted gas station and the only passenger getting off the Grey Hound bus. It was a moment out of the movies, I had no cell phone, did not know anybody, didn't know where I was, didn't have coins to use the public phone and didn't have any phone numbers for a cab service, and english was broken too on top of the culture shock I was in!!

Two hours, multiple phonecalls to cab companies and one 911 call later, I was on my way to FlightSafety to become a pilot.

The little things in life that we never give too much importance to, carry of lot meaning and value, like being able to breathe in free air and not have a feeling of being watched and harassed all the time, like having a cell phone to call a cab or like having a friend or family member around in the country you live in as your support group. I learnt the value of these little things when I came to USA.

The opportunity of becoming an Aviator, that I was looking for in my own country, in many unsaid words was denied to me, but I got that opportunity in USA and thats why now I call it home. Where I can not only pursue my career but can do it freely, which is what matters the most to me.

Thank you USA for letting me break free of the shackles!!

Free air?
Not having a cell phone?
Shackles?

Oh dear.


These are my heros......

When asked about settling abroad due to the discrimination the Christian community faced,he replied he would die in his fatherland.

MM Alam.

Engaged in charity work and helping his country out.

If you leave, fine, that's not the issue. But don't bash the very zameen that gave you opportunities.

I never knew that an 'air force' officer could make 'general' irrespective of one's gender !

But I do know of at least two major generals in the army from amongst women !

Maybe the author could've highlighted the very real patriarchal outlook of things in our society without so much incessantly touting her own horn.

It has become fashionable. Bash Pakistan, earn brownie points.

You damn British Pakistanis !

Just because the Queen has made you her official food-tester doesn't mean that you've become more Gora than the Gora Sahibs !
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You know I'm just messing with you Brother !

 

[waz]

It has become fashionable. Bash Pakistan, earn brownie points.

It's fashionable for those who have an inferiority complex, and she repeats the same slurs that Pakistan's enemies throw, in order to carry some weird favour. I just pity her.
Let her tear up her own reputation. It's obvious intestinal fortitude was never her strong point.

I never knew that an 'air force' officer could make 'general' irrespective of one's gender !

But I do know of at least two major generals in the army from amongst women !

The idiocy of her statement is mind boggling.

Major General Shahida Malik (ret)

Major General Shahida Badsha

 

[Shamain]

Chalo sab ko mubarak ho finally!

 

[Hyperion]

@waz, are those terrible comments by her? If true, what a bitchhhhhhhhhhh! Good riddance!

Sorry guys, my fault, a contact tweeted the pictures along with the information and i just shared them.

Fatima Shafi
First Officer at ExpressJet Airlines

Greater New York City Area
Airlines/Aviation
Previous

1. FlightSafety International,
2. Aviator College of Aeronautical Sciences & Technology,
3. Pakistan Air Force

Education

1. Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology

 

[Armstrong]

@Hyperion - Lalaeiii....abbb tou sallam dua bhi nahin karteiii ?

 

[Hyperion]

Kion nahi bhai...... Aslam-o-Alaikum....... it's just that..... very very busy in private life...........

@Hyperion - Lalaeiii....abbb tou sallam dua bhi nahin karteiii ?

 

[sonicboom]

It's fashionable for those who have an inferiority complex, and she repeats the same slurs that Pakistan's enemies throw, in order to carry some weird favour. I just pity her.
Let her tear up her own reputation. It's obvious intestinal fortitude was never her strong point.



The idiocy of her statement is mind boggling.

Major General Shahida Malik (ret)

Major General Shahida Badsha

Bhai meray, you need to calm down. She is entitled to her opinion. She did serve the PAF and Pakisatn for 6 years. I don't feel, being a moderator, it's your job to take sides and pass on judgement. You ought to stay neutral. Secondly, those women are from medical Corps. Do you have an example from any other branches of the army?

Regards

 

[waz]

@waz, are those terrible comments by her? If true, what a bitchhhhhhhhhhh! Good riddance!

They are bro, straight from her Linkedin profile. It's a funny and hypocritical rant, there are also lies in there.
If she has decided to turn her back on the country that gave her opportunity, she won't be missed. The fatherland has many patriotic daughters.

 

[jamahir]

kya smile hai !!!

umm... i must convince her that militaries are bad and peace is fun.

 

[waz]

Bhai meray, you need to calm down. She is entitled to her opinion. She did serve the PAF and Pakisatn for 6 years. I don't feel, being a moderator, it's your job to take sides and pass on judgement. You ought to stay neutral. Secondly, those women are from medical Corps. Do you have an example from any other branches of the army?

Regards

Thank you for your post bro. I am always calm, inshallah. I'm known for it on this forum, inshallah.
She is perfectly entitled to her opinion, and it's one of the greatest freedoms an individual can have. But then criticism also falls under the category. She did serve for six years, but her post doesn't recollect any fond memories, rather it seems to be a bitter rant at not just the PAF, but also the country itself. Her profile statement was completely unwarranted.
On the whole we should remain neutral but we also have opinions and when an issue such as this hurts us, we will take a firm line on it. Moderators should also lead the way on clearing up misconceptions, of which there are quite a few to be read in her profile.
Yes, the generals are from the medical corps, and from my understanding female generals have only come from there. But that doesn't take away their status and their record of achievement.