Teary-eyed relatives of children massacred in a Taliban assault on an Army-run school here paraded the city on Wednesday, carrying photos of victims as Pakistan marked the first anniversary of its wo
Teary-eyed relatives of children massacred in a Taliban assault on an Army-run school here paraded the city on Wednesday, carrying photos of victims as Pakistan marked the first anniversary of its worst terror attack with Premier Nawaz Sharif vowing revenge “for every drop of blood.”
Sharif, Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and several top leaders and security officials attended a ceremony here to remember the victims of the brazen attack on the Army Public School in which Taliban gunmen in Army uniforms killed over 150 people, including 136 students, on December 16 last year.
Relatives of the attack victims participated in a parade here, holding pictures of their loved ones, while rallies and demonstrations were held in other parts of the country to pay tribute to the victims of the assault.
Vowing revenge, Prime Minister Sharif said the blood of the “martyrs” will not go waste. “We will take revenge for every drop of your blood.”
Mr Sharif, while addressing the ceremony to observe the first anniversary of the attacks and remember the victims, said the operation against militants will continue until the threat of militancy is eliminated. In the aftermath of the Peshawar attack, the government responded by broadening the “Zarb-e-Azb” military operation which was launched in June last year.
The attack prompted the government to take several measures, including lifting a moratorium on the death penalty and formulating the National Action Plan against terrorism. Pakistan earlier this month hanged four men linked to the Peshawar attack.
