Pakistan on alert as nation marks first anniversary of Peshawar school massacre
16 Dec 2015 12:10 PM IST16 Dec 2015 12:10 PM IST
Pakistan on alert as nation marks first anniversary of Peshawar school massacre
Pakistan deployed paramilitary forces and police in major cities Wednesday as it marked the first anniversary of a Taliban school massacre that left 151 people dead, shocking a country already scarred by nearly a decade of attacks.- Malala was shot in the head in retribution for publicly advocating education for girls.
- Two survivors of the massacre attended a sombre ceremony Tuesday in the British city of Birmingham organised by Nobel price winner Malala Yousafzai who herself survived a 2012 Taliban attack.
- Of the 151 people slaughtered by the Taliban in the hours-long siege, 134 were children, according to the army's final toll.
- Khan called on the nation to stand firm against extremism in honour of the victims of the 'unimaginable tragedy'.
- Army Public Schools across the country are 'particularly under threat', he said, especially in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, which neighbours the capital Islamabad.
- Soldiers were standing at alert on main roads and junctions in Peshawar early Wednesday ahead of the ceremony. A security official told AFP Tuesday that almost a full brigade would be deployed in the city.
- 'Security has been beefed up throughout the country and additional police troops have been deployed in major cities, while paramilitary troops have been deployed at places deemed sensitive,' a spokesman for the Interior Ministry told AFP Wednesday
- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to attend a ceremony at the Army Public School in Peshawar Wednesday, along with the powerful military chief General Raheel Sharif and opposition leader Imran Khan.
- Pakistan deployed paramilitary forces and police in major cities Wednesday as it marked the first anniversary of a Taliban school massacre that left 151 people dead, shocking a country already scarred by nearly a decade of attacks.
Pakistan deployed paramilitary forces and police in major cities Wednesday as it marked the first anniversary of a Taliban school massacre that left 151 people dead, shocking a country already scarred by nearly a decade of attacks.
Pakistan on alert as nation marks first anniversary of Peshawar school massacre
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