PESHAWAR: Parents of the martyred students of Army Public School (APS), Peshawar, have hailed the Supreme Court verdict of dismissing constitutional petitions against setting up of the military courts, saying that the historic decision is the outcome of the sacrifices rendered by their innocent children who were killed by terrorists in a cowardly attack, according to local media sources.
However, the parents added in the same breath that their children would not have been killed if the government had taken timely action against terrorists. They demanded of the government and Pakistan Army to share with parents and people of the country the details of crimes committed by those being tried in the military courts and the nature of punishment awarded to them, sources revealed.
“Such military courts should have been established 10 years ago for awarding an exemplary punishment to terrorists,” said Ajoon Khan, who is the general secretary of Ghazi Shuhada Forum, an association of the parents of victim students of APS.