Pakistan

PM calls for conferring posthumous gallantry awards to Peshawar school attack victims

Martyred teachers, students, staff members will receive two of the highest civilian awards

Abdul Manan March 03, 2015

SOURCE: FACEBOOK.COM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has advised President Mamnoon Hussain to confer Sitara-e-Shujaat (Posthumous) and Tamgha-e-Shujaat (Posthumous) to the victims of the Army Public School attack in Peshawar.

According to sources, a summary has been sent to the president, which may be signed shortly.

The victims, who will receive two of the highest civilian awards, include martyred teachers, students, and staff members of the army-run school.

The decision has been taken to pay homage to the 122 students, two teachers and 20 staff members of the school who were martyred in the December 16 terror attack.

Following the Peshawar attack, the country’s political leadership approved a comprehensive plan of action against terrorism in a move described by the prime minister as a ‘defining moment’ in the fight against terrorism.

The 20-point National Action Plan included execution of convicted terrorists; establishment of special trial courts for two years for speedy trial of terror suspects; countering hate speech and extremist material, and choking financing for terrorists and terrorist organisations.

COMMENTS (7)

Jibran | 9 years ago | Reply There is no logic to award highest civilian award to the victims of APS. Honestly, what was their contribution? Can someone summarize it for me? True, they were tragically and mercilessly killed by the terrorists. But that was an act of terrorists, not a contribution of the victims. On the other hand, I also want to know what award given to Ch. Aslam, and Aitzaz Hussain.

Parvez | 9 years ago | Reply FIRST GIVE THEM JUSTICE........they really don't needs awards from a government that has failed them.

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Said Rasool | 9 years ago | Reply So glad to hear posthumous award to Peshawar school victims,they r the worst affected in tragedies occurred so far, concerning Ladies n children,so deserved special consideration ,which has been duly acknowledged by Government.Three cheers

zara haq | 9 years ago | Reply @N: Just shutup and buzz off. Many kids dying here were of non army av income household kids. And it is more disturbing because those hellbound animals and their handlers attacked kids. Maybe india has such distinctions of elite and non elite don't rub them on others face and keep rotten thoughts inside your gloomy suffocating head. And army officers aren't elite of pakistan. And rather than nawaz announcing awards for any and all terrorism victim, i would want him to financially support them.

AF | 9 years ago | Reply Good Appreciable Decision !! No doubt the School Principal who despite had the choice of skipping away when the LEAs' took their positions but she preferred to stay back. All the shuhada's had played their role with courage and available resources which can never be forgotten. After all, cash compensation is consumable which vanishes away when spent. In general, all the innocent martyrs deserve at least a commendation letter which can be remembered for ages.

N | 9 years ago | Reply Then why not give the same to the other 30,000 victims of terrorism in Pakistan? Or were they less victims because they weren't mostly children of the elite?

Blithe | 9 years ago | Reply Good gesture but we must also remember victims of churches and mosques attacks , civilian policemen who died in the line of duty. , Hazara community , etc.

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