The 51st Martyrdom Day of National Hero Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas is being celebrated today

Lahore: The 51st Martyrdom Day of Hero Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas of Pakistan Air Force is being celebrated today.

Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed Born on February 17, 1951, Rashid Minhas was commissioned in the 51st GDP Course of the Pakistan Air Force on March 14, 1971. Later, he was posted to No. 2 Squadron at Manipur (Masroor) for an operational conversion course, where the Lord of the Universe had written eternal blessings for him.

An unforgettable story was created by the sacrifice of Rashid Minhas on August 20, 1971, the day Rashid Minhas thwarted the nefarious ambitions of his instructor pilot Flight, Lieutenant Mutiur Rehman, by hijacking his T-33 training aircraft. Tried to take it to India.

Rashid fought hard to regain control of the plane and preferred to crash it before it crossed the national border. This brave son of the soil sacrificed his life for the motherland but did not let the pride of the country come to an end. In recognition of this great sacrifice and unforgettable bravery of Rashid Minhas, the government of Pakistan awarded him the highest military honor in the country, Nishan Haider. granted

Rashid Minhas Shaheed is a beacon of light for our future generation and will always be remembered as a symbol of bravery and sacrifice.