Martyrs remembered on third anniversary of APS attack

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Martyrs remembered on third anniversary of APS attack

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(Dunya News) – Lives lost in the massacre that shook the entire nation on December 16, 2014 at Army Public School (APS) are being remembered three years on in condemnation of extremism and hatred and in solidarity with bereaved families who have lost their loved ones in Pakistan’s fight against terrorism.

The dawn that Pakistan saw on December 16, three years ago, unfolded as one of the most tragic ones in the history of the country as over 140 lives, mostly children were lost as extremists belonging to a banned outfit stormed Peshawar APS and opened fire.

Pakistan Army conducted an operation killing over five attackers and secured the premises with both the civil and military leadership coming on same page in the hours that followed, in bid to rid Pakistan of banned outfits and operatives of terrorist organisations.

National Action Plan (NAP) was devised as a strategy to eliminate extremists in parts of Pakistan.

Pakistan’s fight against extremism and hatred continues three years after school-going children sacrificed their lives sending the nation in mourning. 

Here we honour all those lives -- of our teachers, our students and our people -- that were lost on that tragic day three years ago. 

Dunya News pays its respects to the brave souls who rendered invaluable sacrifices and the grieving families who have showed courage that defies human comprehension.