The nation marked the seventh anniversary of the heart-wrenching terrorist attack on the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar with sombre ceremonies on Thursday in remembrance of more than 140 children and APS staffers, who lost their lives in the attack. In a separate tweet, Prime Minister Imran reiterated that the government would never let down the survivors and parents of the martyred children. “Despite the passage of seven years, the nation could not forget the tragedy of the Army Public School,” he said. National Assembly Opposition Leader and President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif in a tweet on the seventh anniversary of the APS tragedy called December 16 a painful day for the nation. Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, the founder of the Minhaj-ul-Quran International and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) said in a message that the APS tragedy could never be forgotten.

Source: The Nation December 17, 2021 05:08 UTC