HYDERABAD: Speakers at different programmes held to mark the sixth anniversary of Army Public School (APS) Peshawar tragedy in several Sindh towns on Wednesday paid glowing tribute to slain students and urged the government to let educational institutions function under standard operating procedures for coronavirus.
In Hyderabad, religious scholars at Ulema Mashaikh Qaumi Yakjehati Convention paid homage to APS martyrs who fell victim to terrorism on Dec 16, 2014, and said that Dec 16, 1971, and Dec 16, 2014, were the blackest days in Pakistan’s history. The convention was organised under the aegis of district police peace committee.
Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan-Noorani president Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad Zubair said that both the tragedies were caused by enemies of Pakistan and Islam. Pakistan army had challenged enemies at all fronts.