The second anniversary of the the Army Public School (APS) carnage is being observed today to pay homage to the martyrs of the terrorist act.
Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Jawed Bajwa laid a wreath and offered Fatiha as he attended the second anniversary of the APS school attack.
Speaking at the memorial the COAS said, “We need to make Pakistan the kind of country that Quaid thought of. We can never forget these children, I have photos of them in my office and keep looking at them periodically to remind me of our losses.”
“We need to remember that these children still live on, they are martyrs. We have organised this Quran Khwani this year, just like last year, we need to not forget this loss.” he added.
“We have taken some steps to help the families these children left behind. The siblings of the martyred children are being provided the best possible education in Pakistan,” said Gen Bajwa.
Addressing the ceremony the current principal of APS Peshawar said, “That time (of the attack) was very difficult for the whole country. It felt as though we would never be able to come out of this pain. But we came out of that time better and stood strong in front of the enemy.”
It was on December 16, 2014, terrorists barged into the spacious Army Public School located in the Peshawar Cantonment and started indiscriminately killing everyone in sight irrespective of age and gender. The death toll was 147, including 132 schoolchildren.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has already announced holiday for all the educational institutions in the province to mark the day. Functions have been planned in different educational institutions and other places to remember the young martyrs.
