Relatives and family members of Naeem Rashid, who was killed with his son in the mosque attacks in New Zealand, pray during a condolence gathering in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Just a few days ago, he said, “we were talking to Naeem about the family coming to Pakistan for Talha’s wedding. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced Sunday that Rashid would be given a posthumous national award for bravery. Rashid, a former banker, was reported to have moved to New Zealand to pursue graduate studies. If he hadn’t tried to stop the killer, many more people would have been killed.”Constable reported from Kabul.

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2019 14:37 UTC