The 49th death anniversary of the youngest Pakistan Air Force officer, who was awarded Nishan-e-Haider, Rashid Minhas was observed on Thursday. 

He was born on 17 February 1951 in Karachi and was commissioned as a GD-Pilot in the PAF in March 1971.

On 20 August 1971 during a routine training mission on a T-33 Jet trainer, Rashid Minhas was stopped by an instructor Flight Lieutenant Mati-ur-Rehman who got into the instructor’s seat, seized control and tried to fly the jet to India.

He was awarded the military’s highest honour Nishan-e-Haider posthumously for his bravery.

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