The largest insurgent group of Taliban in Afghanistan was the first militant movement to condemn the Peshawar school attack saying that Islamic teachings strongly prohibit the deliberate killings of innocents specially the children. A resolution in recognition of Punjab government’s efforts to fight terrorism, success of Operation Zarb-e-Azab, and meritorious services of Shaheed Col (r) Shuja Khanzada was also presented in the meeting. He said schools must be safe and secure learning spaces.
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Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan will observe December 16 as the “Day of National Resolve to promote eduction”.
He also said he was “pained” as there were other countries which do not share the pain that Pakistan had undergone.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 14 (APP): Calling the Paris Agreement on climate change ‘a health insurance policy for the planet, ‘ United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he never lost faith over his nine years in office that the worldwide community could rise to the challenge and take steps to curb emission and boost climate-resilient growth.
The prime minister assured that we would leave a new Pakistan for the coming generations, as dreamed by Quaid-e-Azam, where there will be no slogans of hatred but only of love.
All federal educational institutions observed Martyrs of Army Public School Day and a public holiday was declared in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
On this occasion, the House strongly denounced the brutality in APS previous year and expressed profound compassion with the families of the martyr children.
The UN chief marks anniversary of APS attack, praises students’ resilience.
For the first time in its 13-year-old battle against terror, the carnage united the country, including all political parties – irrespective of their differences.
He told Vatican Radio there is “continuous mourning for the parents, especially the mothers of these children”.
Pakistani children and their parents hold candles during a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the Peshawar school massacre in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on December 15, 2015.
The ceremony includes parades and a memoir for the victims and their families. The school inaugurated the building of a new auditorium in memory of this attack.
The area surrounding the school was designated a red zone, with even dignitaries and journalists invited to attend the event having to park at least a mile away and be transported in by the military.
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But critics have voiced concerns over a failure to tackle the long-term causes of the violence.
