Shahbaz pays homage to APS martyrs

Expressing satisfaction that after operation Zarb-e-Azb, the backbone of the terrorists has been broken through operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif said they will not sit idle till nipping the menace of terrorism from the bud.
In his message on the eve of the 3rd anniversary of martyrs of Army Public School (APS) Peshawar, Shehbaz said the nation got peace due to bloodshed by the martyrs and the APS children have written the history with their blood for a secure and peaceful Pakistan.
He vowed that the blood debt of the martyred children will be paid by completely eradicating the menace of terrorism from the country. He said that establishment of a Pakistani society based on the societal norms of tolerance and broadmindedness is our mission and this goal will be achieved.
"The whole nation is paying rich tributes to the immortal sacrifices of APS Peshawar's martyrs and all our sympathies are with the families of the martyrs," he said, adding: "Savage killers made the innocent students of Army Public School Peshawar a victim of their worst ever barbarianism on December 16, 2014 and due to the blood of these innocent children, the whole nation stood up united in the war against terrorism."
He said that teachers as well as the students of APS Peshawar have written a new history of bravery and valor. The martyred teachers and the children are the heroes of the whole nation and they will remain so forever, he added. Moreover, Shehbaz has expressed his deep sense of grief over the death of a mother and two children due to fire in an area of Nishat Colony in Lahore. He extended sympathies to the heirs and sought a report from the administration.