**They went to school dressed in green
Came back home dressed in white
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*Please mods can we have a separate thread as a tribute to the shaheeds without any political discussions.
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no more tears
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very nice tribute…
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We salute you the children of Army Public School and all other already got the the pride of Shahadat including 127 or more killed in a Church of Peshawar in September of 2013
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Tribute to a wife. Tariq Saeed pays tribute to his wife Saima Tariq one of the teachers at the school who was burnt alive.
From his facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/tariq.puma?pnref=story
16th Dec was a sad day and known for “East Pak debacle”. However, for Pakistani nation from now on it will be remembered for different reasons in general and for many of us in particular. The incident has hurt the nation deep inside which is evident from the response by the masses.
Saima Tariq , my beloved wife was one of victims of this tragedy. She had just joined the school on 5th Nov as teacher. She was an educationist and had taught for16 years in APSACS. On my arrival at Peshawar, Pakistan i was strictly against her teaching job and wanted her to pursue her higher studies which she was already undergoing at City University. In spite of my resistance she forced me change my decision and joined APS Peshawar in order to follow her passion of teaching and educating the next generation. She was a soft spoken lady with a very kind heart and extremely popular with her students (fact which can be confirmed by her students and colleagues).
Now coming to the incident on 16th Dec 14, i have seen a lot of stories circulating on the social media with different versions (some facts and some not) and based upon rumours. The fact is she embraced shahadat with courage and stood up against these perpetrators for her students. What happened and how it happened is painful to pen down but the fact is she was burned by the terrorists. Beyond this i believe we should not discuss anything as it is painful for us the family specially when it is not based upon facts.
I also saw people’s remarks about the response being slow and all kind of criticism of security agencies. I want to clarify to every reader of this status that there are 84 schools alone within the Cantt premises let alone hundreds of schools in Peshawar. It is not possible to protect each and every school by the security agencies due to the lack of human resource. I am an affectee of the incident and still salute the wonderful response placed by the security forces in general and Army in particular. While criticizing we tend to overlook one fact that there were approximately 1100 kids in the school and over 950 have walked out safe and alive. Had it not been for the courageous response by my brothers in arms (being an eye witness and present on the spot) the loss could have been much much more. The SSG fought valiantly and took out each culprit. My sincere thanks to all of them who stood like a wall between the terrorists and 950 students saved. Let us all stop condemning the forces response and stand by them and appreciate them.
If the aim of this attack was to terrorize us or scare us i must admit that then they (TTP) have chosen the wrong enemy. I may be grieved b/c after all i am a human and have lost a near and dear one but i am not scared and my resolve to fight them has multiplied many folds. I am proud of my wife’s sacrifice and courage. She has not only made her family but whole nation proud and sowed the seed for change IA.
Finally i along with my family want to thank each and every person including my family members, colleagues, friends, course mates, Aviators, General offrs, PTI MNA’s, PTI MPA’s, ministers, Ex CM of KPK who spared time to visit me and shared my grief. I also want to thank all those who couldn’t join me in these trying times due to unavoidable commitments and called me or my brothers on telephone or messaged me for sharing their feelings. We are indebted to all of you for standing by me.
Saima you have toiled your blood but become immortal (as stated in holy Quran) but you have made us hold our heads high. You will always be missed and remembered by us all.
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When principal of APS was asked why she is risking life for her students. She said it was because she was their mother.
The quote was something along those lines.
Dealing with loss: Former student recalls memories of Army-run school in Peshawar
By Oonib Azam
Published: December 19, 2014
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In this picture from a few years ago, Emaad is seen standing with late Tahira Qazi, the principal of Army Public School, Peshawar, and mathematics teacher, Imtiaz. PHOTO: COURTESY EMAAD
****KARACHI: Every time a Shehzore truck passed outside his classroom window, it would perturb Emaad, who was a teenager studying at Army Public School in Peshawar in the year 2009. It always reminded him of a massive bomb blast that took place in the city but the sight of the armed forces somehow reassured him.
This was the time when the military operation in Swat was in full swing and Peshawar was a hotspot for terrorist activities. The same year, Emaad’s father was transferred from Peshawar and he left the school for Karachi.
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When the name of his former alma mater flashed across television screens earlier this week, Emaad could not help but remember his teachers, his principal and his classmates. “We were trained on how to reach hideouts during a crisis, how to disperse and in which direction to run in case of an attack,” recalled the young man, who is now pursuing his undergraduate studies.
His physical training instructor, Sir Javed, used to teach these things at the Army Public School and College, Peshawar. Today, the instructor is in critical condition as he is one of the survivors of the ruthless attack on the school on Tuesday.
Recalling his school days, Emaad said that there used to be several bomb drills during the operation. “Security was beefed up and no vehicle was allowed in the premises of the school,” he said. “Only 10 children were allowed to pass the school’s main ground in the morning at a time in order to minimise the casualties in case of an attack.”
He also remembers Madam Sahar, who used to teach him Urdu in class six. She had a high-pitched voice, was emotional yet loving. She used to tell him off because of his sloppy handwriting. “She used to say ‘Emaad, improve your handwriting for God’s sake!’”
One of Emaad’s friends who witnessed the tragic incident told him that Madam Sahar used her high-pitched voice when she yelled at the terrorists. “You are wrong in taking innocent lives, she had said,” said Emaad. “But her voice succumbed to the bullets that day. Terrorists silenced her voice forever.”
The young boy also remembers the time when he bid farewell to the school and met the principal, Tahira Qazi. “She wished me good luck and told me that the doors of the school will always be open for me,” he said. “But today, even if I find the doors open for me, she will never be there to welcome me.”
He recalled how Qazi used to push him to take part in extracurricular activities. “She made me participate in Oxford Book Review Competition, in which I stood second, and in the Inter-School Math Olympiad, which I won,” he said. “She was a motherly figure to me. I never had any fear talking to her unlike other kids of the school.”
*Published in The Express Tribune, December *20[SUP]th[/SUP], 2014.
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kaash hum juda na hote
kabhi al vida na kehte
chaha nahi tha
phir bhi para humko jana
tum humko yaad rakhna
kabhi dil say na bhulana
hum paas houn ya na houn
humain pyaar say bulana (X2)
bail jo angan main thian
phool woh lati hogi
chuntay tou hongay kaliyan
hum nahi hain tou phir bhi
mehfilain sajti hongi
sooni na hongi galiyan
aisay main thori si ankhain bhaar lana 
samnay ati hogi
koi bhi meri nishani
younhi kahain chaltay phirtay
tou tarap jata hoga
dekh kar sookhay pataye
shaakh say paiR ki girte
aisa tou hota hai
dil ko samjhana
jo ata hai
faqt jata hai
dunya ani jani hai
yeh kahani hai
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Can feel the pain of parents of these children
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The online memorial for the shuhada of peshawar is in the works at martyrsofpeshawar.com. I currently have the names of 145, and the profiles of 98 martyrs. If you have the names and identities of more, please let me know.
Please keep them in your duas.
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Farhan Akhtar pens tribute for Peshawar attack victims
My brother nudged me on a cold winter morning
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He said wake up it’s time to leave
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The sun won’t be out another two hours from now
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I said let me go back to sleep*
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He left me there*
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All nice and warm*
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Ran off to meet his friend*
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Bags on their backs*
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Their smiling faces*
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Vanished around the bend*
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Crying out I awoke mother twisting my ear*
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She said be more like your brother*
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In my heart how I wished I was their only son*
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never compared to another*
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She loved him more*
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Or so I thought*
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He was the special one*
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Her pride her joy*
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Her golden boy*
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Her shade in life’s harsh sun*
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Why couldn’t it be me*
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Why couldn’t it be me*
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Writing on lined pages a hundred times over*
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I’ll remember to go to school*
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The aching of my hand bringing tears to my eyes*
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Promised never to play the fool*
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How could I know*
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As I sat here*
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He in the assembly hall*
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Was unaware the clock struck ten*
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And guns came over the wall*
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Why couldn’t it be me*
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Why couldn’t it be me*
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