Commander Lahore Corps, Lieutenant General Sadiq Ali has said that the tragic incident of massacre of 147 innocent students and teachers of Army Public School (APS) Peshawar on December 16, 2014, had served as one of the most defining moments in the national history.
He said, “This commemorative day reminds us how both the students and teachers jointly faced the carnage with courage, dignity and pride, thus leaving behind a message of sacrifice, resilience and hope for the generations to come.”
He was addressing a special assembly on the 2nd anniversary of the martyrs of APS Peshawar, held to pay homage at APS Lahore Garrison on Friday, says a press release issued by the ISPR.
“The supreme sacrifices rendered by the students of APS strengthened our national resolve and determination that we cannot be deterred by such cowardly acts of terrorism and shall defeat the forces of extremism and illiteracy with full force, no matter what the cost,” the corps commander said.
The country has persevered against all odds and entered a new phase of peace and stability, where despondency has been replaced with hope and prosperity.
Earlier, Chairman APS Lahore Garrison, Major General (Retd) Farrukh Rasheed paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of APS Peshawar and said that the motto of Army Public Schools and Colleges, “We Shall Rise and Shine” embodies the strength of our students to fight and defeat the forces of obscurantism with even greater commitment to pursue the path of knowledge.
The ceremony was attended by a large number of students and teachers of Army Public School, Lahore.
