Daily Times

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on Friday pay glowing tributes to martyrs of Army Public School (APS) carnage saying because of the sacrifices rendered by children and teachers of APS peace prevail in the country.

On December 16, 2014 when terrorist attack on Army Public School Peshawar in Cantonment area and indiscriminately showered bullets and hurled grenades on children and teachers including the suicide bomb blast and killed 147 staff of the school including 132 children. The KP Assembly session was chaired by Speaker Asad Qaiser as the session was tribute to martyrs of APS and their sacrifices, before the session Mufti Janan of Jammat Ullama e Islam (F) and Fazli Ghafor of JUI (F) offered Dua for the deported souls of the martyred children and teachers of APS. On the occasion Senior Minister Inayat Ullah Khan said that December, 16 is a black day for Pakistan as on this day East Pakistan was separated while the APS attack was also happened on this day. He added that after the APS attack the 20 points agenda on National Action Plane was fulfilled and because of the sacrifices of APS students, teachers and Arm forces today peace was prevail not only in KP and Federal Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) as well as across the country. “The APS,

Arm forces and Police sacrifices in the war against terror will be always remembered in the history of Pakistan”, he added. Sardar Aurangzeb Nalota opposition leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) was repeated the national assembly yesterday session when Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shah Mahmood Qurashi directed the speaker by name as same like situation was happened in the KP assembly when Sardar Aurangzeb Nalota announce the speaker three time with his name Asad Qiaser, Asad Qaiser and Asad Qaiser. Raja Faisal Zaman an MPA from PML-N said and appreciates the sacrifices of APS students, teachers and their parents, adding that Arm forces and security agencies sacrifices make the country peaceful. Fakhr-e-Azam Wazir from Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) said that for the last more than ten years KP and Fata were facing terrorism, adding that after the APS attack and on National Action Plane implementation now peace was prevail across the country including in Fata.

” This was the day when the political parties and Arm forces were on the same page to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country as we should all unite to face all the challenges and give a progressive country for our next generations”, he added. Speaker Asad Qaiser said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government was stands with the parents of APS and will always appreciate their sacrifices, adding that the government committed to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country. The Speaker adjourned the session till coming Monday at 2 pm.