Pakistan on\u2009Saturday observed the third anniversary of Peshawar school massacre in which at least 150 people, mostly students, were killed with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi terming it a \u201cblack day\u201d and vowing to eliminate militancy from the country.<\/p>\n
Taliban militants stormed military-run Army Public School (APS) in the northwestern city of Peshawar on December 16, 2014, killing at least 150 people, mostly children.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe memory of the APS victims would continues to disturb us. This day would keep recalling us as how many innocent souls we had sacrificed to purge our homeland of terrorists,\u201d Abbasi said in his message on the anniversary.<\/p>\n
He said the day would be remembered as a \u201cblack day in the history of Pakistan when barbaric elements targeted the innocent children of a Peshawar school\u201d.<\/p>\n
Abbasi urged the nation to make a pledge to build a democratic society with zero tolerance for violence and extremism in name of religion, sect, ethnicity or race.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Pakistani nation has rendered unprecedented sacrifices in the war against terrorism, more than any other nation in the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The APS tragedy had led to the historic national unity and promoted the nation to make a firm resolve for unanimously launching a decisive action against terrorists, Abbasi said.<\/p>\n
He said the Pakistani security forces had defeated terrorists under the National Action Plan .<\/p>\n
\u201cThe blood of the innocent people has come to fruition making the Pakistani nation the only nation across the world that had defeated the terrorists,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n
Abbasi said it was also the day to \u201crenew our national resolve against terrorism and keep extremists away from our ranks\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe entire Pakistani nation pays tribute to its innocent martyrs, Pakistan Army, police and security forces and makes a pledge to take this struggle to its logical end,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
President Mamnoon Hussain said the incident was not only a \u201cnational tragedy but an eye opener to renew the national pledge against extremism and terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said the country had witnessed the efforts put forth by the security forces to eliminate terrorism.<\/p>\n
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in his message said that the \u201cgreat sacrifice of innocent beloved children & their brave families remains unforgettable\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt symbolises our undeterred resolve in love of our motherland. Your sacrifice has not gone in vain, we owe this improving peace to you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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