PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The Chehlum of the students massacred at the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar in a terror attack last month is being observed on Tuesday.
Today is Chehlum of children & teachers so brutally martyred by terrorist TTP in APS Peshawar. Our resolve 2 fight terrorism must not waiver
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) January 20, 2015
On the occasion, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced public holiday today.
In a statement, the provincial information minister Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani said that Quran khwani will be held for the departed souls in all the districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa whereas the main function of Chehlum will be held at the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar in the afternoon.
The information minister said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will also attend the Chehlum at the provincial capital.
Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani further said that the provincial government has invited parents and close relatives of the deceased children to attend the Chehlum at the Chief Minister’s House.
Today marks the 40 days of the martydom of APS shuhadas, and the biggest human tragedy faced by Pakistan. My thoughts and prayers 1/2
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) January 20, 2015
are with the families of the brave martyrs. Today ,once again as a nation let us resolve to fully eliminate the menace of terrorism. 2/2
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) January 20, 2015
On December 16, a deadly terror attack was carried out on the APS in Peshawar that left at least 150 persons mostly school children dead. The proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for the barbaric attack.
