PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan on Saturday said that the sacrifices of Peshawar Army Public School (APS) students would always be remembered and a monument has been constructed in Peshawar in the memory of the martyred students for this purpose.
In his message on the occasion of 4th anniversary of terrorist attack on APS, the KP CM said that those who targeted innocent children were exposed as the evil persons they are. “The sacrifices of APS students showed Pakistan’s resilience against terrorism. The tragic incident showed the brutality of terrorist mindset as they targeted innocent students within the educational institution exposing their nefarious designs against humanity, education and knowledge,” he said.
Acknowledging that the incident of December 16 will always be hard for the parents of martyred students, the KP CM said that the provincial government would always extend a helping hand to the bereaved families.
CM Mehmood said that security forces and the whole nation united to eliminate terrorism from the society after the APS incident.
He said that the government and the security institutions were on the same page regarding the launch of a national action plan for the total eradication of terrorists and terrorism. “The provincial government successfully played its role in the overall national action plan. We suffered and made sacrifices which were recognised at an international level,” he added.
He assured all-out support to family members of all APS martyrs and concluded by paying rich tributes to the parents of the martyrs for bearing the shock and trauma with patience and fortitude.
