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APS martyrs remembered

Published December 17, 2016 Updated December 17, 2016 12:00am

On the eve of second anniversary of APS attack, a ceremony was held in Archives Library Hall in Peshawar while several rallies and candlelight vigils held to express solidarity with APS martyrs. Participants expressed sheer resolve to not admit defeat in anti-war campaign. On December 16, 2014, seven terrorists attacked the Army Public School (APS), claiming more than one hundred and fifty lives. Among them, 132 were innocent students.
A ceremony was also held at APS Peshawar on Friday to pay homage to the martyrs of APS tragedy. CoAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa was the chief guest on the occasion who laid a floral wreath at the martyrs monument and offered Fateha for the departed souls. Later he joined the families of shuhada, large gathering of locals, school children and staff for Quran Khawani within school premises.