Aitizaz Hasan

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Aitizaz Hasan , also Ehtizaz Hussain (* 1998 or 1999; † January 6, 2014 ) was a Pakistani student who died while trying to prevent a suicide attack by an Islamist terrorist . By intervening, he saved the lives of many people.

Life

Terrorist attack

On January 6, 2014, Aitizaz Hasan, a ninth grade student at a school in Ibrahimzai Town, Hangu District , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province , was late for class. As a punishment, he had to wait in front of the school building with two other students. Meanwhile, the three of them were approached by a 20 to 25 year old man disguised as a schoolboy. When the other students found cables and explosives under his clothes, they left. According to witnesses, Aitizaz Hasan himself first threw a stone at the terrorist and then tried to overpower him to prevent the attack. The six kilogram explosive device detonated anyway, the assassin died immediately. Hazan later died in the hospital. According to the police, around 2000 people were in the school building at the time of the crime. The terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack .

The slain student's father said, “My son made his mother cry, but he saved many mothers from crying for their children.” A local resident said that Aitizaz was known for openly criticizing the militants.

Posthumously

Aitizaz Hasan's death received a lot of media attention. He also received numerous honors. The office of the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recommended that Hasan be awarded the order Sitara-e-Shujaat (Star of Valor). The provincial government announced that his family would receive five million rupees (around € 45,000) and that the school would be renamed Aitizaz Hasan Shaheed High School. A delegation from a Pakistani human rights organization visited his grave and presented Hasan with a Global Bravery Award. In Islamabad a street was named after him.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Teenager pays for saving his school with his life. January 9, 2014, accessed January 10, 2014 .
  2. ↑ 9th Class Student Stops Suicide Bomber . Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ a b Saving lives . In: The Express Tribune . Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  4. ^ Young defender: Public demands Nishaan-e-Haider for Aitizaz . Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ Aitzaz Hasan: Tributes to Pakistan teenager killed when he stopped a bomber . BBC. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Aitzaz Hasan to be Awarded Sitara-e-Shujjat . Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  7. ↑ Hangu school named after student hero Aitzaz Hasan . Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ Aitizaz Hasan: Imran 'deeply disappointed' at KP govt's lack of response . Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  9. ↑ IHRC paid tribute Shaheed Aitzaz Hasan with International Bravery Award . Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 16, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ihrc.pl
  10. ^ Street in Islamabad named after a youthful lifesaver. In: The Standard . December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Hasan, Aitizaz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hussain, Ehtizaz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pakistani student
DATE OF BIRTH 1998 or 1999
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 2014