Pakistan Remembers APS Peshawar Martyrs on 5th Death Anniversary
Its 16th of December 2019, one of the saddest days in the history of Pakistan after Dhaka fall in 1971, five years ago Army Public School in Peshawar was brutally attacked by terrorists killing least 144 people, mostly students.
On the fifth death anniversary of APS Peshawar, the nation remembers its young heroes who were too young to leave the world in such a tragic way.
Social media today is laden with special messages and images of the young martyrs shared by the families of the victims who carried coffins of their children that day after sending them to school in the morning, who knew that they will never return.
5 years since the unforgettable #APSAttack where I lost my Brother & many friends & I myself was shot 💔
That day, we showed the terrorists that our courage is greater than their cowardice.
Today, Our morale is stronger than ever. We must always stay united in the face of terror! pic.twitter.com/2taHJ4snl0— Ahmad Nawaz (@Ahmadnawazaps) December 16, 2019
"I’m seven now as I was then
When children die they do not grow" – Nazım Hikmetاللہ تعالٰی آپ کوجواررحمت میں جگہ
عطافرماۓ۔(آمین)#APSPeshawar #APSMartyrs pic.twitter.com/dq92ByXSG3— 🇹🇷 Mustafa Yurdakul /مصطفی (@Mustafa_MFA) December 16, 2019
My son Haris Nawaz Shaheed, brother of @Ahmadnawazaps
16 Dec 2014.
He has shot bullets on his head 💔😭😭#APSPeshawar pic.twitter.com/RIR3wV3P2j— Muhammad Nawaz Khan (@MuhammaddNawaz) December 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/aalishankhan5/status/1206495430290366464
My Nephew one of the few survivors of #APSAttack still cant get over this horrofic day.
May no kid and no parrent has to experience such day again ever in their life. Ameen.#BlackDay pic.twitter.com/KzIkqYQTGT— 🇵🇰🇵🇰شیر دل🇵🇰🇵🇰 (@Swift_Retort) December 16, 2019
As a parent, the thought of today is horrifying… many prayers for the parents who have had to endure the biggest loss imaginable…
Hug your kids #APSPeshawar #APSMartyrs pic.twitter.com/Q5jpKNcNcL
— Khurram Qureshi (@qureshik74) December 16, 2019
The smallest coffins are the heaviest !! 💔#APSPeshawar tore every #Pakistani 's heart apart & the bereaved parents aged in minutes with painful scars on their souls FOREVER! 👇😢
Rest in power, little gems! 💔#APSMartyrs pic.twitter.com/q1OzrleC6w
— Maleeha Hashmey (@MaleehaHashmey) December 16, 2019
Captain (now Major) Abid Zaman (Tamgha-e-Basalat) from Swabi led the hostage rescue operation in #APSPeshawar on 16 Dec 2014 & his Al-Zarrar ATU (Anti Terrorist Unit) killed all terrorists saving lives of 900+ other students. He was injured in same operation. Hats off Heroes!🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/QiNKJsdzM2
— Syeda Yasmeen Ali (@yasmeen_9) December 16, 2019
Not a single day in my life when I forget about #APSMartyrs It is Sher Shah Martyred’s photograph only one photograph on my office table. His parents presented me over their interviews. God bless our children and #APS kids of heavens too. AMEEN @FaezaDawood pic.twitter.com/YQ68jeHnUA
— UroojSayyami (@Uroojsayyami) December 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/hu55nain/status/1206289438478864386
There are also special messages shared by prominent personalities of Pakistan including institutions, politicians and celebrities.
“APS carnage will never be forgotten. Five of the involved terrorists have been hanged through military courts. Salute to martyrs and their families. We have come a long way in failing terrorism as a nation. United we move towards lasting peace and prosperity of Pakistan”, COAS. pic.twitter.com/Swv1ocF3gO
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) December 16, 2019
5 years on from APS attack and the parents of the martyred students still demand justice. Its a travesty that the APS commission report hasn’t been released. It is a failure of the state that justice has not been served. Its inexcusable that the NAP still isnt implemented 1/2
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) December 16, 2019
Thoughts and prayers with parents of #APSMartyrs … the day ll always be remembered as day of pain n sorrow…. pic.twitter.com/jsekVGbuXy
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) December 16, 2019
Will not.. can not, ever forget. May this world never have to see a tragedy as big as this. #APS #APSPeshawar pic.twitter.com/u03jJZBy2P
— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) December 16, 2019
#wewillneverforget 💔 pic.twitter.com/XT4fk7srjU
— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) December 16, 2019
From yesteryears, on the first anniversary of #APSPeshawar attack, we created a memorial at LUMS. Each of the 144 martyrs were named and their stories displayed at our eyes’ length. Students wrote letters to the parents, prayed, and imagined what our collective future had lost. pic.twitter.com/hO2AyThLMU
— Dawar Butt (@theLahorewala) December 16, 2019
