Speaker NA expresses condolence over APS tragedy

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has expressed condolence to the martyrs and their families of the Army Public School tragedy.

The speaker wrote, ” The tragedy of 16th December 2014 is neither forgotten nor forgiven.”

“I extend my sincere condolences to the families who suffered and to this nation whose resilience and strength is remarkable,” he added.

President Dr Arif Alvi, Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazar, and Minister for Science and technology Fawad Chaudhary have also expressed their condolences over the tragic incident of APS Peshawar today. 

The tragedy of 16th December 2014 is neither forgotten nor forgiven. I extend my sincere condolences to the families who suffered and to this nation whose resilience and strength is remarkable. #APSPeshawar #BlackDay

— Asad Qaiser (@AsadQaiserPTI) December 16, 2019

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The whole nation is paying tribute to APS Peshawar martyred children and staff of the school on the fifth anniversary of tragic incident.

Five years back on this day in 2014, terrorists entered the school and brutally martyred over 147 children and teachers in Peshawar. 

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Today on December 16, the whole nation is mourning over the tragic incident of the APS Peshawar attack across Pakistan.