ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar says the tragic incident of the Army Public School, Peshawar, has strengthened the determination of our nation against terrorism.
In his message on the 9th anniversary of the APS tragedy, premier Kakar said that nine years ago, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to undermine the morale of this nation in the war against terrorism.
The prime minister said the sympathies of the entire nation were with the parents whose children made a great sacrifice in this tragedy.
Anwaarul Haq Kakar said Army Public School principal - Shaheed Tahira Qazi - and other teachers stood in front of terrorists like a rock to protect their students.
He said the coward terrorists could never defeat this nation where fearless people like Shaheed Tahira Qazi and Shaheed Aitzaz Hasan do not even care about their lives to save others.
The prime minister said the nation had won the war on terror and foiled all the tactics of the enemy to spread mischief and chaos in the country.
He said the Pakistani nation stood by its security forces.
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Meanwhile, former prime minister and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif paid rich tribute to the martyrs of APS tragedy.
“We cannot forget the day of Dec 16, 2014 when our innocent children were targeted in terrorism,” Sharif said.
He added that the entire nation got united against terrorism on this day nine years ago.
A decisive war against terrorism was started under the leadership of Nawaz Sharif nine years ago and then the terrorists were eliminated through operations Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasad, he said.
He also lauded the security forces of the country for sacrificing their lives while defending the motherland.