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122 schools named after Peshawar terror victims

On December 16, 2014, Taleban gunmen slaughtered 150 people, more than 130 of them children aged between 9 and 19, at the Army Public School in Peshawar in an assault that shocked and outraged the whole world.

Islamabad: Over 122 schools and colleges of Islamabad will be named after the December 16 victims of Taleban terror at the Army Public School Peshawar.
The initiative has been undertaken to ensure the memory of the victims continues to persist in our nation's history, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said while giving approval to the move.
On December 16, 2014, Taleban gunmen slaughtered 150 people, more than 130 of them children aged between 9 and 19, at the Army Public School in Peshawar in an assault that shocked and outraged the whole world.
Subsequently, a 20-point National Action Plan (NAP ) was approved by the country's political leadership to root out terrorism.
Military courts were later set up after the 21st constitutional amendment, and end of moratorium on execution of death penalties as a response to the deadly attack.
The prime minister said the intolerant do not want our children to learn but he will not give in to their demands.
"To fight back against enemies, we must promote tolerance, enlightenment and education in our homeland," said Sharif.
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