Pakistan honours Rashid Minhas Shaheed on 55th death anniversary

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Nation observes 55th death anniversary of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed.
President, PM, and armed forces pay tribute to the Nishan-e-Haider recipient.
Rashid Minhas sacrificed his life in 1971 to defend national sovereignty.

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On August 20, Pakistan commemorated the 55th death anniversary of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed. He was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military gallantry award, for his actions during the 1971 war. Minhas is remembered for preventing his jet trainer from being hijacked, forcing the plane to crash and sacrificing his life to protect national honour.

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Pakistan on Thursday observed the 55th death anniversary of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed, the youngest recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider, with top civil and military leaders paying tribute to his ultimate sacrifice for the motherland.

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پائلٹ آفیسر راشد منہاس شہید نشان حیدر کی 55ویں برسی، صدر، وزیراعظم فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر اور مسلح افواج کا خراجِ عقیدت

صدر مملکت آصف علی زرداری، وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف اور مسلح افواج نے پائلٹ آفیسر راشد منہاس شہید (نشانِ حیدر) کی 55ویں برسی پر انہیں بھرپور خراجِ عقیدت پیش کیا ہے۔

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