Students sign 2km long flag with peace messages in Islamabad

The purpose was to give the world a message that Pakistani children believe in coexistence and support peace and love

ISLAMABAD: Around 5,000 students from different private schools signed a two-kilometre-long white flag to set a world record, spreading  the message of love, peace and harmony to the world. The students gathered in front of Fatima Jinnah Park and signed the flag, which was roughly eight feet wide.



The Private School Network (PSN) and All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association (APPSMA),  had arranged the activity. More than 500 scouts from Islamabad also signed the flag and managed the event. PSN represents low-cost private schools in Islamabad, while schools in Rawalpindi are APPSMA members.

Students mostly remain involved in classroom activities and there are no healthy field activities to impart civic sense in them, said PSN President Afzal Babar. The event was aimed at teaching students to be orderly and well-mannered in public places, he said.



The purpose was also to give the world a message that Pakistani children believe in coexistence and support peace and love, he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 19^th, 2016.