The Trust honours the memory of Air Cdre Rizwanullah Khan, Sitara-e-Basalat, who embraced shahadat along with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir and Begum Bilquis Mushaf Ali Mir, as well as 14 other worthy colleagues on February 20, 2003, when the Chief of Air Staff’s Fokker flight crashed into the hills near Kohat. Air Cdre Rizwan was assigned as Personal Staff Officer to Chief of Air Staff and was part of the entourage that was on its way to PAF Base, Kohat for a routine inspection.

Outside of war, this accident was the most costly in terms of human life and professional investment in the history of the PAF.

Air Commodore Rizwanullah Khan left behind a legacy of professional and personal excellence. He was passionate about gaining knowledge to improve himself as a human being and an officer, to the ultimate benefit of his family, his organization and his nation. He believed to achieve success certain factors were critical: absolute faith in Allah, total confidence in one’s capabilities, and extreme hard work to prepare oneself for the day the opportunity for success arises in one’s life.

While he was thoroughly primed for worldly success, Air Commodore Rizwan’s destiny was to humbly sacrifice his life while on duty. In honour of the values he practiced and inculcated in those around him, the Trust aims to provide the opportunity to capable Pakistanis to prepare themselves to a level of excellence that will help them succeed personally and professionally.

It is in this spirit that this Trust has been initiated in the name of Air Commodore Rizwanullah Khan whose promising life was cut short and who, had he lived, would have struggled to bring peace, prosperity and joy to all those he touched. With your help and support, his contribution to this world will continue.