Shuja khanzada biography of donald

On August 16, 2015, Pakistan lost one of its finest sons of the soil.

Col Shuja Khanzada (retired) was known to maintain his poise in the most trying situations.

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Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada is killed in a suicide attack on his office in the eastern Pakistani province, officials say.

Shuja Khanzada, the home minister of Punjab Province, was killed along with at least 10 others in a bomb attack during a political meeting.

He was neither sitting behind a bullet proof glass, nor 50 feet away from the people who elected him.

Punjab Home Minister Colonel (retd) Shuja Khanzada Shaheed was an epitome of courage, determination, perseverance, operational vision and bravery. A third generation scion of a family with a legacy of serving in the army, he belonged to the Shadi Khan village of Attock.

It was this very location where he was targeted by a suicide bomber and embraced martyrdom during a meeting he was holding to address public grievances.

He was born on August 28, 1943 to a Yousafzai family. After graduating from Islamia College Peshawar in 1966, he was commissioned into 13 Lancers of Pakistan Army’s prestigious Armored Corps the following year.

Deceased Punjab home minister Colonel (retd) Shuja Khanzada, son of Yousaf Khanzada, hailed from Shadi Khan Village in Hazro near Attock.

He actively participated in the Indo-Pak War of 1971. For his services, he was awarded with a ‘Tamgha-e-Basalat’ in 1988. He was part of the first troop regiment to reach Siachen in 1983 and later on served as Mili