ISLAMABAD – The 10th anniversary of the tragic terror incident at Army Public School Peshawar is being observed today, December 16, to pay tribute to the martyrs.
Special prayers and Quran Khwani are being held for the martyred students and teachers of Army Public School.
Meanwhile, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa education department has arranged special functions to commemorate the APS incident and martyred students.
On 16th of December 2014, six terrorists stormed the Army Public School Peshawar and martyred one hundred and forty-seven innocent students and teachers of the school.
In their messages on the occasion of the APS attack anniversary, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed firm resolve to continue war against terrorism till complete elimination of this menace from Pakistan.
The President said the day of December 16 left un-erasable imprints on the collective memory of the nation when terrorists mercilessly killed our children.
Extending sympathies to the heirs of the innocent children, Asif Ali Zardari said that this day reminds of the sacrifices of the nation in the war against terrorism.
He said that the incidents like APS tragedy expose the real face of terrorists and Khawarij and the Pakistani nation would not let the terrorists succeed in their nefarious designs.
In his message, the prime minister reiterated his determination to create a peaceful and secure Pakistan where no innocent faces any barbarity and all perpetrators are given exemplary punishment for their crimes.
He said the whole nation is standing against coward terrorists as a wall of fortified steel and will remain standing.
He reminded the nation that the fitna of Khawarij and and anti state elements have nothing to do with the religion or the social values.
