Summary The ceremony was started with national anthem whereas the traffic was also stopped for a while.
(Dunya News) - Nation all across the country is holding ceremonies in the honor of Army Public School (APS) martyrs and survivors as the incident has marked one year.
Sirens sounded in Lahore to show solidarity with the martyrs of APS massacre while the metropolis also observed one-minute silence.
Remembering APS tragedy, the provincial government arranged a ceremony at 10:00 am on Lahore’s Mall Road to mark the day. DCO Lahore and DIG police also participated in the event.
The ceremony started with Pakistan’s national anthem whereas the traffic was also stopped for a while.
The police personnel pledged to completely combat the nefarious intentions of terrorists by launching stern action against them.
The nation is of the view that the sacrifice of APS martyrs would surely bring peace in the region. People said that they are with the victims of APS and will assist the security agencies in war on terror.
The passersby are laying flowers on the pictures of martyrs placed at Mall Road and also offering Fateh for them
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On the other hand, Garrison School in Cantt area also showed unity with the minors who lost their lives in the attack by organizing an event. Corp Commander Lahore Lieutenant General Sadiq Ali appreciated the students’ efforts.
In Islamabad, students of PAF Inter College expressed harmony with the APS attack victims by performing a play. Air Marshal Saeed Muhammad Khan with others higher Airforce officials attended the ceremony.
Separately in Karachi, officers of special security unit of police also performed flag march on the day to revisit the fierce APS slaughter. Government Degree College commemorated the day and called on provincial minister Nisar Ahmad Khuhro as a chief guest on the occasion.
A local school in Multan arranged a memorial ceremony in which Corp Commander Multan Lieutenant General Ashfaq Nadeem was present. The students sang patriotic songs to pay tribute to the APS children.
Faisalabad residents also held prayer ceremony at Ghanta Ghar.
On December 16, 2014, a team of Taliban gunmen coldly slaughtered 150 people, more than 130 of them children aged between nine and 19, at a school in Peshawar in an assault that shocked and outraged a country already scarred by nearly a decade of extremist attacks.
A little more than 1,000 students and staff were registered at the school, which is part of a network run by the military, although the surrounding area was not heavily fortified at the time of the attack.
The army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Asim Bajwa, had earlier said that 12 suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack. They all belonged to the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Security officials say that the attack was planned by Mullah Fazlullah, the TTP chief, who fled to Afghanistan after a massive military operation in Swat valley in 2009.
