Saturday, July 24, 2010

A complete biography of Rashid Minhas.

A first and a complete biography of Pilot officer "Rashid Minhas Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider"(URDU version) has been launched officially yesterday.The book is written by a renowned Scholar,educationist,journalist and a screen writer "Khurram Ali Shafique".

The book contains a detailed life sketch of the young patriotic pilot who did not hesitate in sacrificing his life for the mother land.

"Man wants to know the truth, the truth about himself, about the world, about everything. This is what they call the eternal quest for truth (Rashid Minhas, 29 October, 1969, Risalpur)"

The book has been published by Alfattah Academy which was established in 1979 by the great URDU writer Ibn-e-Safi.

The writer Khurram Ali Shafique is himself a person born with a sensitive heart towards the country and its men.Only such a person's pen can do complete justice and honesty when writing a biography of a national hero.His major focus is the life and thoughts of Allama Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal.

Author wrote this book when he was just 18 years old, but it got published now after little changes.Once you start reading the book,you will find yourself completely indulged in it,as it is a story of a national hero who's heart beats were only for the honor and love of Pakistan and also written by a young,patriotic and emotional citizen of a Pakistan whose blood is warm in the love for country and whose heart is enthusiastic to climb new horizons!

This book is a great effort by Khurram Ali Shafique and Alfattah academy to bring the young generation back to its foundations.It costs only Rs.100.The book price has been kept low so that every one can afford it.Buy it,read it and gift it to your fellows. It may be the best gift ever which will decorate the bookshelves even more!

Read at Pakiology here

4 comments:

Nida E Fatimah said...

Nice!

Where was the ceremony held? And how many pages are in the book?

ReeBz said...

It held in PECH Society block 6 PAF Kiet City campus yesterday at 6:00pm.

Book contains 235 pages.

Curl Jung said...

Wow..My family home is just nest to where Rashid mihnas used to live.In Nazimabad.
I'll get this book soon inshallah.
Nice post after a long long break.

filpaki said...

hOW COME I DINT SEE THIS POST! i know how much you were excited about the book launch aapa! nice that you finally managed to attend the ceremony!

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