Quran
Khawani and dua were held at the Pakistan High Commission, New Delhi, for
the Esale-e-Sawab of
the martyrs of Army Public School (APS), Peshawar, of 16th December
2014. The officers and staff of the High Commission participated in the
commemoration ceremony, says a press release received from New Delhi here
today.
Special
prayers were offered for the departed souls and for the bereaved families.
Speaking
on the occasion, High Commissioner Sohail Mahood recalled that over 140
innocent young students and their teachers became victims of a dastardly
terrorist attack, which left the families, the entire Pakistani nation, and
indeed the international community, overwhelmed with deep grief and sorrow. The
world stood in strong solidarity with the people of Pakistan.
Adding that
while remembering the supreme sacrifice of the martyrs, and praying for our
valiant security personnel battling the terrorists, the High Commissioner said
that this was also the occasion to reaffirm the nation’s iron resolve to decisively
defeat the scourge of terrorism and to continue to build a strong and secure
Pakistan.
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