Martyred Naeem Rashid's brother talks about his death in Christchurch attack

Brother of Naeem Rashid, the Pakistani man martyred in the New Zealand terror attacks came forth expressing that losing his brother is like ‘cutting your limb off.’Talking to BBC, Khursheed Alam revealed that his brother who had attempted to take on the attacker in the mosque, subsequently losing his life, stated that he is immensely proud of him for being courageous in the face of death. "He was a brave person. I've heard from people there... there were a few witnesses who said he saved a few lives by trying to stop that guy. I wish I could die like him,” Alam said to BBC.“It's our pride now, but still the loss - it's like cutting your limb off really," he went on to say.Hailing from Abbottabad in Pakistan, 50-year-old Naeem Rashid who was a university professor, received martyrdom along with his 21-year-old son Talha in the Christchurch attacks when a white supremacist opened fire during the Friday prayers, killing at least 49 and leaving as many as 20 injured. 

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