Original letter written by Rashid Minhas to his Mother

Original letter written by Rashid Minhas Shaheed NH to his mother in urdu from Risalpur Academy in Nov'1969,he was 18 years

old at that time.

"Rashid Minhas Shaheed NH original pic at his maternal uncle's house."

'I Shall Rise' --- Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas

Born on 17 February 1951, Rashid Minhas was commissioned as a pilot in the Pakistan Air Force. He was taxiing for take-off on a routine training light when an Instructor Pilot forced his way to rear cockpit, seized control of the aircraft and took off. When Minhas realized that the absconding pilot was heading towards India, he tried to regain control of the plane but was unable to do so. Knowing that it meant certain death, he damaged the controls and forced the aircraft to crash thirty-two miles short of the border on 20 August 1971. For this act of extreme bravery he was awarded Nishan-i-Haider, the award which takes precedence over all civil and military awards of Pakistan

"Unless he rises above himself
What a poor thing is Man"

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Pictures of Rashid Minhas in his early years from family archives:

Infant Rashid held by his father Mr. Majeed Minhas. Also in the picture are Rashid's mother and three elder sisters Farida, Rukhsana and Farzana.

Rashid Minhas (middle) on his tricycle, mid-1950s.

Editorial of " Daily Dawn " the day after Rashid Minhas Shaheed NH was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider.

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