Punjab Assembly passed resolution to start observing Dec 16 as ‘National Day against Terrorism and Extremism’

Sat, December 15, 2018

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly remembered on Friday martyrs of the Army Public School (APS) and asked the federal government to start observing Dec 16 as ‘National Day against Terrorism and Extremism’.

In a joint resolution, both the treasury and the opposition, the anniversary of the tragedy, which falls on Sunday, is a day to pay tribute to the martyrs and their families and also renew the determination to deal with twin menace.

The resolution was originally initiated by PML-N’s Hina Parvaiz, which the treasury also supported and offered to make it joint resolution, adding Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Raja Basharat as co-signatory to it.

“Though four years have passed since the tragedy, wounds and memories are still fresh,” reads the resolution.

“This house not only stands with the families of victims and prays for the departed souls but also requests the federal government to declare it (Dec 16) as national day against terrorism and extremism. This house salutes those enforcers who laid their lives and requests whole nation to stand united against the twin menace”.

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