8th anniversary of APS attack, nation remembers martyrs

• Today marks the 8th anniversary of APS Peshawar attack
• At least 150 people including 132 students were martyred
• KP Education Department has directed all schools in the province to hold special functions

PESHAWAR: Today marks the 8th anniversary of the horrific attack on the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar that took 150 lives and the nation still mourns the deaths.

December 16, 2014, will always be remembered as at least 150 people including 132 students were martyred in the attack by terrorists.

Following the incident, the government of Pakistan announced an all-out war against the terrorist outfits. The mastermind of the APS massacre, Umar Mansour, alias Khalifa Mansour, alias Umar Naray, was killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan.

The anniversary to remember the martyrs of the APS attack will be held at the APS on Warsak Road.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Department has directed all schools in the province to hold special functions and prayers in connection with the heart-wrenching incident today.

Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf said the pain of the Army Public School Peshawar tragedy is still fresh in the nation’s heart.

He said the resilience and courage of the bereaved families and students of APS have reinforced the nation’s resolve to root out militancy in all forms and manifestations.

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