[4] She studied civil engineering at NED University before qualifying as a fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in 2014, along with six other women.

On 24 November 2015, Mukhtiar and squadron leader Saqib Abbasi were on a routine training mission when their FT-7PG crashed near Kundian, Mianwali, Punjab.

[12] Mukhtiar and her Instructor Pilot had ejected at too low an altitude, an air force spokesman said.

[3] Mukhtiar's death was declared a martyrdom (or shahadat) by the PAF, which said both pilots "handled the serious emergency with professionalism and courage and tried to save the ill-fated aircraft until the very last minute.

[15] Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee on Defence (SSCD) recommended Mukhtiar for a state award.