ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday urged upon the nation to pledge to build a democratic society with no tolerance for violence or extremism in the name of religion, sect, ethnicity or race. In his message to the nation on the anniversary of Peshawar Army Public School (APS) attack, the prime minister said that the day would be remembered as a black day in the country’s history, when barbaric elements targeted innocent children of APS. The prime minister remarked that the APS attack had led to the unification of the nation in its resolve to confront and defeat terrorism. He said that the blood of innocent martyrs of Pakistan had come to fruition in that Pakistan had become the first nation in the world to successfully defeat terrorism. He said that it was a day for the nation to renew its pledge to fight against and eliminate terrorism.

Source: Pakistan Today December 15, 2017 18:11 UTC