Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif have arrived at Army Public School (APS) Peshawar to attend a ceremony in honor of martyrs of the school.
As per details, the participant of the ceremony stood on their places to honour the families of APS martyrs who enter the ceremony with pictures of their love ones.
The day will be marked with functions all over the country including APS Peshawar to pay homage to martyred students and staff members of the school and highlight the need to fight out the terror to the end.
It was on this day last year that a group of terrorists attacked APS and killed 144 people including 122 children.
The tragic incident galvanised the nation and resulted in major policy decision at national level in respect of war on terror and maintenance of law and order in the country.
National Action Plan against Terrorism was formulated and is under implementation, which has achieved remarkable successes.
In honour of the fallen souls, the Prime Minter has approved to rename 122 schools and colleges of the Islamabad Capital Territory after martyrs of Army Public School.
The government has also announced to rename 10 schools in Punjab while 5 in FATA in the memory of the martyred students.
The students would be informed about the sacrifices of students and staff of Army Public School Peshawar.
Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan Governments have announced public holiday in all educational institutions today.
A ceremony will also be held in Ankara today to pay homage to the martyrs of Army Public School Peshawar.
Children from Pakistan Embassy School, Pakistani students studying in different Turkish universities, Pakistani and Turkish community and members of civil society will attend the ceremony.
