According to the report of Baaghi TV, the 49th anniversary of Pakistan Air Force Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed (Nishan Haider) is being celebrated with utmost devotion and respect on Thursday.
Quran recitation and Fatiha ceremonies will also be held on the occasion of the martyr’s death anniversary. A spokesman for the Pakistan Army, DG ISPR, said in a message on the social networking site Twitter that today was a reminder of the great sacrifice in the discharge of duty. Rashid Minhas Shaheed kept the great traditions alive for the sake of the motherland. Our martyrs are our heroes.
Today we remember supreme sacrifice of Pilot officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed (Nishan-e -Haider) in the line of duty. Pilot officer Rashid Minhas lived up to great traditions of Pakistan Air Force serving the motherland.#OurMartyrsOurHeroes
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) August 19, 2020
During the Pak-India war of 1971, Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rehman also boarded the T-3 trainer flight on August 20 and diverted the Pakistan Air Force aircraft to India for its nefarious purposes. Rashid Minhas Shaheed immediately contacted PAF Masroor base at 11:35 am and informed about the hijacking of the plane.
Rashid Minhas turned the plane from the air to the ground and it landed near Thatta, 40 km from the Indian border. In this way, while saving the dignity of the motherland, he was martyred.
Rashid Minhas Shaheed was awarded Nishan Haider in return for his sacrifice. Shaheed is the youngest officer to receive this award. Shaheed joined the Pakistan Air Force in 1968 as a pilot officer. He was commissioned in March 1971.
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