ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of 7th anniversary of the Peshawar Army Public School (APS) carnage today (Dec 16), Prime Minister Imran Khan said the country has defeated terrorism and vowed to never let down the survivors and parents of those martyred in the tragic incident.
In the APS massacre, 131 schoolchildren and 10 other people were martyred when heavily armed militants stormed the school building on December 16, 2014 and killed many people including students.
The attack had shocked the entire nation as terrorists stormed inside the school and fired at children who were attending classes at the time.
The commander of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Umer Mansoor alias Umer Narae, had claimed responsibility for the APS carnage. The US government and Pakistan Army later confirmed that Umar was killed in a US drone strike in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on July 9, 2016.
Recalling one of the darkest days in Pakistan history, the prime minister said in a tweet today that there will be “zero tolerance for violence and those using it as a tool.”
