Floral wreath ceremony at grave of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider)

Karachi, September 07, 2015 (PPI-OT): A PAF Contingent led by Air Vice Marshal Salman Ahsan Bokhari, Air Officer Commanding, Southern Air Command, Pakistan Air Force offered ‘Fateha’ and laid floral wreath on behalf of Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force at the grave of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider). The contingent paid homage to the young pilot who sacrificed his life in the defence of motherland, showing exceptional courage and determination.

The Defence Day of Pakistan, celebrated by all the three services, reminds us of those Shaheed and Ghazis who with their dauntless courage and gallantry thwarted the evil designs of the enemy in 1965 Indo-Pak War leaving behind several unforgettable tales of unparalleled valour and chivalry.

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