LAHORE: The Pakistan hockey team visited the Army Public School, Peshawar to express solidarity with its students, principal and staff.

According to a press release issued by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), emotional scenes were witnessed when PHF president Akhtar Rasool, head coach Shahnaz Sheikh, chief selector Islahuddin Siddiqui and players of the national hockey team visited the school.

They laid a floral wreath on a monument in the school ground and offered fateha for the departed souls.

Published in Dawn, January 31st, 2015

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