December 17, 2014
By Plyasree Dasgupta...
By Plyasree Dasgupta...
Calling for peace, Nawaz Sharif said that he wanted peace not only in Pakistan, but also in Afghanistan.
He said, "We won't allow Pakistan to be used to attack others," and added, "We will seek Afghanistan's help to flush out terrorists."...
Pakistan has lifted the moratorium on the death penalty.
December 17, 2014Pakistan has lifted the moratorium on the death penalty.
By Andrew Marszal
The full devastation of the Taliban attack (click here) in which 148 people – the vast majority children – were massacred in a Pakistan school yesterday is laid bare in images showing pools of blood and bullet-ridden walls.
Upturned desks and torn exam papers scattered across the floor give evidence of the unexpected terror that struck 500 children and staff on Tuesday morning as nine gun-wielding militants stormed the building.
The attack at the Army Public School and College in the city of Peshawar on Tuesday was the deadliest slaughter of innocents in the country and horrified a nation already weary of unending terrorist assaults.
Media, allowed inside the school today just one day after the attack, found pieces of clothing and children's shoes scattered amid the broken window glass....Malala Tahira Qazi, Principal, Army Public School, PeshawarDecember 17, 2014Tributes (click here) from Tahira Qazi's former pupils on social media sites are a testament to the respect and affection she was held in. One, Rahim Khan, said his heart was bleeding and he tweeted: "my beloved teacher Ms.Tahira Qazi, you r a martyr!!" as he posted a picture of them together.
She was among nine teachers and staff believed to have been killed in the Taliban attack. Ms Qazi was known to be one of the most experienced head teachers in the city, running the elite school.
Witnesses quoted in local media say she ushered many students to safety, called up some parents urging them to come and collect their children. But the exact circumstances of Ms Qazi's death remain unclear....
