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. <br />Minhas was awarded with the highest valour award – Nishan-e-Haider for his bravery. He became the youngest officer to have received this award. <br />Born in Karachi on February 17, 1951, Minhas spent his early childhood in Lahore and later shifted to Rawalpindi and then back to Karachi. <br />The young pilot was interested in aviation history and technology and had a collection of aircraft and jet models.
