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Yadgar-e-Shuhada design for APS victims prepared at Peshawar's Archives Library

Dunya News

Yadgar-e-Shuhada will be three-dimensional in which the names of martyrs can be seen.

PESHAWAR (Dunya News) - Yadgar-e-Shuhada design for Army Public School (APS) victims has been prepared in Peshawar’s Archives Library.

Khybe Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government while attributing the archives library with the names of martyrs announced to built the Yadgar-e-Shuhada there.

Initially, Rs15 million was allocated for the project however; no implementation was made in this regard.

Library administration has said that the design of the Yadgar-e-Shuhada has been prepared whereas the inauguration of the construction work will be done my CM KP Pervez Khattak in the current month.

Presently, Rs660 million has been allocated for the project.

“There is no better choice than pen and book because it has great importance in Islam therefore we have placed three pens and a book in the design,” said Director General Archives and Library Zahirullah.

Yadgar-e-Shuhada will be three-dimensional in which the names of martyrs can be seen from all the three sides.

On the front side of the library ‘Shuhada APS Library’ will be inscribed with copper.

“Order has been placed and as the project is being constructed from developmental funds therefore’ there is much codal formalities which takes time,” said Zahirullah.

The civilians have widely admired the project of naming the library after the martyrs.

On December 16, 2014, seven terrorists attacked the Army Public School (APS), claiming more than one hundred and fifty lives. Among them, 132 were innocent students.