Dunya News - 43rd Death Anniversary of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas

On his 43nd death anniversary, Pakistan remembers pilot officer Rashid Minhas who died while preventing a pilot from defecting to the enemy’s side during the 1971 war. Minhas was awarded with the highest valour award – Nishan-e-Haider for his bravery. He became the youngest officer to have received this award. Born in Karachi on February 17, 1951, Minhas spent his early childhood in Lahore and later shifted to Rawalpindi and then back to Karachi. The young pilot was interested in aviation history and technology and had a collection of aircraft and jet models.