Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said this week that the nation would always stand united, firm, and unwavering in its resolve to eradicate the scourge of terrorism. The remarks came on the anniversary of the attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar on December 16, 2014, that claimed about 150 lives, mostly students.
"Today, we pay tribute to the victims of the Army Public School Peshawar incident, who sacrificed their precious lives for the future of our beloved homeland. The sacrifice of these innocent children and teachers is forever etched in our national conscience,” he said, adding that the incident serves as a constant reminder of “our shared responsibility to defeat terrorism”.
“The entire nation stands united in this war against terrorism and is determined to completely eradicate this evil force from our land,” he said.
President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated that Pakistan's commitment to defeating terrorism is absolute and there can be no soft corner for terrorists or those who support, finance, shelter or justify them.
“The sacrifice of APS students and staff remains a solemn reminder of the heavy price our nation has paid in the fight against terrorism," he said, adding that the nation will always honour the resilience of the APS families who transformed their grief into strength for Pakistan.
'Global epicentre of terror': India slams Pakistan at UNAfter Pakistan raised the Jammu and Kashmir issue during a debate at the UN Security Council, India's Permanent Representative Parvathaneni Harish called Pakistan a "global epicentre of terror" and said it continuously uses the UN platform to further its "obsessive focus" on harming India and its people. "Pakistan's unwarranted reference to Jammu & Kashmir in today's open debate attests to its obsessive focus on harming India and its people," he said, adding that "a serving non-permanent Security Council Member that chooses to further this obsession in all meetings and platforms of the UN in pursuit of its divisive agenda cannot be expected to fulfil its designated responsibilities and obligations." Parvathaneni also took a dig at Pakistan over its internal political situation and referred to former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest, which he said is a way of suppressing free democratic will. |
