The unfortunate incident had strengthened the nation’s resolve against terrorism, the prime minister said, giving a clear message to terrorists and enemies of peace that the Pakistani nation was united. Expressing his grief, the prime minister said that recollection of the incident brought tears to his eyes. The caretaker prime minister further said that he along with the entire nation still remembered the great sacrifices of the students and paid tribute to them. Principal APS Shaheed Tahira Qazi and other teachers stood against terrorists like a formidable wall and laid down their lives while saving the students, he added. He said though the entire nation was grieving over the tragic incident of APS but it had made it stronger against the specter of terrorism.