Will appoint two focal persons who will hold talks with the government. PHOTO: AFP
The meeting was held at the residence of Abid Raza Bangash, in Phase I, Hayatabad, and was attended by parents and relatives of the 54 children who lost their lives during the massacre.
Talking to The Express Tribune, parents said that only those people whose children were killed or injured in the attack could be the member of this body and two focal persons have been appointed to hold talks with the government.
No outsider is allowed in the body, they said, adding that they had some reservations as well demands. “We are trying to provide a platform to all these parents and expect that in the next meeting more relatives will participate,” an aggrieved parent said.
The idea was put forward by a man from Lahore who visited the Army Public School and met the grieving parents. Parents, however, had reservations on including outsiders in the body.
Some of the parents want that their kids be honored and decorated, they concluded.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 8th, 2015.
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To the Parents of our young Martyrs, You are not along in your grief though none can match yours. Our hearts bleed for each drop of the blood, of young children and their heroic teachers. Their supreme sacrifice has delivered yet another life to this country and the nation. We support and solidly stand behind you in whatever you will do to keep aflame the candle of freedom lighted by your dear ones.
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Yes! The parents have a right to be heard, honored, and respected. The citizens must support the association of the parents of the Peshawar Carnage. Salams