Putra Heights inferno: Five Pakistanis lauded for saving fire victims crossing river


KUALA LUMPUR: The tenacity of five Pakistanis in wading across a river to rescue residents escaping the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire has not only gone viral on social media but also earned official accolades from the Pakistani Embassy in Malaysia.

The five, Khaista Nawab, 50, Bakht Munir, 37, Amir Nawab, 47, Rafiq Ullah, 25 and Jaafar Ali, 40, were invited to receive a certificate of appreciation presented by a representative of the Pakistan High Commissioner to Malaysia at his office on Wednesday (April 9).

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