When the nightmare unfolded, teachers and students of the Army Public School Peshawar had just returned to their classes after recess. Some students, including 18-year-old Yasir Iqbal, gathered in the large auditorium and were attentively listening to a lecture.
Others sat at their desks, eyes on the clock instead of the blackboard, silently urging for the hands to move faster for the day to end so they could go home. In grade one, it was six-year-old Khaula’s first day of school. She was overjoyed that she had finally joined her siblings instead of staying home. It would be her only day at school.
Khaula’s would become one of the 144 names—most of them children’s—on a long list created by a group of murderers that day at the school. The incomprehensibly high body count combined with the vulnerability of the victims make it the most horrific attack in Pakistan's history.
And while this number, 144, is a story unto itself, the 144 stories within it have to be told.
Eighth-grader Uzair Ali saw the attackers and leapt to shield his friends by lying on top of them. He was killed; shot 13 times, but he managed to save his companions. Fourteen-year-old Fahad Hussain opened a door so his friends could run out. He stayed by the door making sure everyone was evacuated. He was gunned down while doing so.
Below are 144 accounts, of courage and sadness, of children, women and men whose absence will be forever painful, always remembered.
Read about the lives of victims by clicking the left/right arrows of each age group below. You can also download PDFs of each section from Dawn.com's Scribd account.
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Project Director: Atika Rehman
Reporting supervisor: Ali Akbar
Reporting: Hassan Farhan Tariq, Abdul Hakeem Mohmand
Editing: Qurat Ul Ain Siddiqui, Jahanzaib Haque, Taimur Sikander, Kevin Kaikobad, Hufsa Chaudhry, Fatema Imani, Zeresh John
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Comments (284)
Bravo Dawn, this moved me to tears. Thank you for keeping journalism alive
Oh my god...thank you Dawn......don't know what to say except my heart goes out to families, specially Khaula bibis
Excellent effort to remember those innocent souls, One should never forget 16 December.
Refreshes the wound.
This has moved me to tears. Will these senseless killings ever stop?
Rest in peace, little stars.
Blown away, tears in my eyes again
Looking at these photos breaks my heart. Cannot bear to read.... prayers for the families
We Must Not Forget Nor Forgive the Perpetrators. I hope Pakistan Army brings them to justice, for the sake of the nation.
Thank you Dawn, for everything you do. If Dawn has a foundation/charity arm, please let us know, would love to help you guys out to achieve your mission
RIP ONCE AGAIN THAT PAST MEMORIES.
Salam to you DAWN. Tears are not the answer of your effort to keep the memories of martyrs alive. A strong and iron hand of this brave nation is required to smash the faces of such a brutal and terrorist enemy. Lets make promise to ourselves that wherever we are are and whatever we do we will keep on fighting this coward enemy till the time we sent him in burning grave
My heart is aching again
Those little ones must be having fun in the heavens above.
My heart aches. Cannot stop crying whenever I think of this. Just wanted to offer my condolences to the mothers. Atlast had the privilege of meeting one of the surviving injured student, his mother (who had also lost the other son) and another mother whose son was no more! These injured students with their parents were in Karachi earlier this year for treatment.
Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained! Khaula Bibi you made me cry!
This is a hauntingly beautiful tribute to these lost souls. Sometimes it feels like it is not real. Thank you for not letting us forget
NO WORDS, ITS MOVED ME TO TEARS.
Love you all.................... will always miss you..
we can never forget these kids.
Love you all...my eyes are full of tears...Rest in peace little angels....Love you all
Fantastic job by the whole team at Dawn who made this project happen. Our country's best newspaper keeping our stories relevant and reminding us of why it's important to remember the Peshwar attacks forever - our kids.
Excellent job by DAWN.COM as usual. Salam to the team especially reporters who work hard day and night to collect the materials. A very good information for the affected families and and those who love and want to get information in detail with pictures regarding each and every martyred.
Dawn, thank you.
thanks. A great tribute
This will never be forgotten.
I have tears in my eyes. This is so painful
Out of words :'(
Great work by Dawn.com, Really Appreciated , i think this is first ever in media world did this kind of detail reporting about Army Public School victims , really hard work by reporters, Keep it up Dawn.com
Tears of blood started again ....
this is our 9/11 I liked the one where it says no nation must require its citizen to be this brave we got out of it and we will rise Pak fouj zindabad Pakistan paindabad
Something that reminds us of the dark days we've been through. Telling us how brutal our enemy is which has no moral and urges us to eliminate them once and for all to maintain peace in the country
Tears rolling down my eyes. Thanks DAWN for remembering these innocent victims of evil. We will never forget you young kids. It is now our responsibility to observe anniversary of your sacrifice every year and remember you and pain of your families that changed this nation forever.
By the way, is our government doing something to construct a monument and name important places, schools, colleges and dams after the martyrs of APS? I guess not. They are only concerned in making as much money as possible.
Best article i ever seen in Dawn, Actually there are tears in my eyes. Keep it up..
Love you all...my eyes are full of tears...Rest in peace little angels....Love you all
Thank you DAWN for keeping their memories alive and making us remember the darkest day in Pakistan's history. #NeverForget
I can't imagine someone hurting children. They can only be barbarians. How can they do something so heinous in the name of God?
This work is amazing.You ppl did a very commendable job. God bless you all and KPS shuhda's and there families. AMEEN
REVENGE,, REVENGE AND ONLY REVENGE and to teach these monster a lesson they will not forget even in Hell.
350 days have passed. Time hasn't healed anything. It has just taught us how to live with the pain.... Thank you DAWN
My heart bleeds for them.Great tribute by Dawn.
Thank you Dawn to keep there memories alive in our memory. Was not expecting anyone to make a tribute before 16th of December but this move really make me at pause that dawn is not about journalism and all that but actually "this is Pakistan."
This is one of the biggest event gone unnoticed on international platform. Where were, facebook, Obama's statement that "We are all Pakistanis today", world leaders actual solidarity and not just condemning the act by simply tweeting (shrugging off), international news agencies? I live not too far from Paksitan and no one even knows of this event? Why did it go so unnoticed as if it didn't matter at all?
This is truly a great job - bless you Dawn and the team that made it possible to share , feel and think
The loss of so many young, innocent lives is heart breaking. The pain of the parents, living with this void, is beyond imagination. May the Lord have mercy on us all.
My Salam to all Martyrs. Shaheed ko jo mout hai wo Qoom ki hayat hai. Thanks you Dawn for this wonderful way of tribute. R.I.P
Dawn , once again you made me cry .Well done .I love to be with these pictures for the rest of my life.
@APS Martyrs We Will Never Forget You Dont talk about government , they can sympathise with Paris victims or anywhere where their investment is , but they will never invest on our own people.There priorities are different , so dont expect anything from them. let GOD deal with them.
Still the wounds of APS fresh for the loved ones.Surely the smallest coffins are the heaviest. Good work DAWN.
Choked.
As the founding member of this prestigious institution i and many of my friend had the opportunity to be the student of Mrs. Tahri Qazi (Late). Our days spent in this sprawling institution learning during our carefree days are still a source of joy. Over coming feelings of anger, grief & absolute incapacity of being unable to do anything to make a difference has had an emotional impact. I pray for the bereaved families & hope that such an incidence never occurs again, here or anywhere else in the world. Sanctity of certain institutions must be held, even during war.
for the youngest angel khaula
o little angel, the youngest of angels, i write these lines with tears in my eyes o little angel heavenly angles envying u pampering u but tears in my eyes even knowing all this how can all of us not miss the littlest angels the envy of angels rest in peace n pray for our peace
The Barbaric act of terrorist and a catastrohe was a shame to Humanity as a grusome act of violence which no one would ever think. However, the courage of our childreen and the innocense will always be in lightend and we convey SALAM to them and to the beloved ones who were martyred.
I am from South India, and strongly condemn this cowardly attack. My soul goes to the children who died. This is the black day of pakistan's history. May their soul rest in peace. We, all Indian, stand and unite with you.
Speechless.......... :(
Watery eyes are not my thing but... looking at the first picture, I had tears. We should not forget their's many scarifies and of many other who's life were lost, due this mindless struggle. having said that let us give tribute to them by becoming a welfare society, make it our mission to follow rules of the law and educate as many as we can. Inshallah
The best piece I could ever see on Dawn. You guys deserve a commendation.
This left me in tears and sobs.
Great work, thank you Dawn, no words to describe this.....
Double Thumbs Up to Dawn , Project director and all the members who made this project. The line that states "We will mourn for 3 days and then forget our own 9/11" is heart wrenching. Let it not happen. This incident has given our nation a new life, a dare to stand united and fight against terrorism. Salute to all martyred of APS and their families. Pakistan as a nation as a country owe every drop of your blood and will never ever forget you.
The worst moment of my life...........Can not forget this.
May all your souls rest in heaven. (Amin)
Crying my heart out. Dawn and the Project Team you people have done a commendable Job. Keep it up.
I am very sad.
Thankyou to Production team, to remind us the "THE BLACK DAY" of Pakistani history.
Tears again.
Sorry admin for all the tears.
"Imran Ali, age 18 , class 2nd year, NO PICTURE, only child, modest family from kurram, mother a tailor who used to bear his educational fee"
My blood boils knowing those foreign intelligence agencies operatives who planned and financed this biggest act of terrorism in human history are still alive, yet our government cant even name them, let alone skin them alive.
Well Done Dawn, appreciate...
Speechless..
This bought tears to my eyes. Stay strong!!!
Thanks for reminding. We still have long way to go to protect our children.
I will never forget ... Rest In Heaven precious angels !!!
thanks to dawn for keeping those memories alive we need to remember that horrible day in our history instead of putting flags for those pairs people who don't need us they hate us and will always
Oh dawn, you just made me remember every event again. We will never forget this.
Oh dawn, you just made me remember every event again. We will never forget this. And One day we will defeat these animals.
May God continue to give strength to the families that so suddenly and terribly lost their beloved ones.
Impressive work of DAWN to remind our sleeping nation about the sacrifice made by our brave children at that day.
Literally crying right now. Thank you dawn news. These heroes are never forgotten and will always be remembered.
One year past, but the deep sadness remains. Please fix the root cause of this problem. Please do not let the sacrifices of these innocent lives go in vain.
One of the saddest days in Pakistan's history. This incident highlights how insider enmity and ill-will could be the worst deadly weapon. I wish these young lives didn't have to leave like that. This blow was largely contributed by lack of justice in Pakistani society as the hijackers could hijack the entire country by targeting the most innocent lives of our nation.
Never forget this massacre, this dark in Pakistan's history! Never forget the blood of these kids. We need to wake up now as a nation. We must be ONE, United, no shia, no sunni, no ahmadi, no gadiyani, no christian, no hindu, no sikh, no mohajir, no punjabi, one UNITED PAKISTANI!!!! for God Sake, One United PAKISTANI !!!
I was once apart of this school for 4 years and did my Matric here. I can see some of my teachers who go martyred among all 144 precious lives. May their sole rest in peace and we should never ever forget this tragedy. My fingers are shivering while writing this here and imagining about the horror they have been through. RIP
this must never forget.its moved me to tears
I didn't have the courage to read half of the article. Cant control my tears. RIP shining stars
As December began today it dawned upon me that within two weeks it will be a year. We won't even forget this day in 144 years. Dear Dawn, Your tribute has paid respect to the brave little Shuhada and the brave men (our soldiers) who encountered them and encounter these animals on a daily basis.
"There is no such thing as someone else's children"
@amal_team thanks you for this reminder to the Pakistani Nation to wake up and stand up against extremists.
Detailed and comprehensive stories of the innocents. Really a great effort by Ali Akbar sab, Hakeem bhai and Hassan. One should never forget this black day in the history of Pakistan.
Thank you Dawn, Hope it remain my worst and sad day of life. !!! Long live Pakistan with Brave nation!
well done ..DawnNews Repoter: Hassan jahangeri and Abdul Hakeem mohmmand.
Well Don DawnNews Repoter: Hassan jahangeri and Abdul Hakeem mohmmand
My tears have dried, I feel ashamed to condole and remember their deaths because the loss is so immense that doing so only seems disservice to the sacred memoirs of those who are no more. On this occasion we should also remember those injured in such a brutal and bestial attack on humanity. Time has come for the whole nation to stop dithering on the issue of terrorism and take a firm stand to confront this menace that imperil the future of our nation. Also we should stop running with the hare and hunting with the hound if we want to weed out this cancer and its vestiges from our society.
bravo DAWN
DAWN you have pioneered an unique way of remembering and paying homage to our children who were made to leave us without any reason. They were innocent. My tears have not dried up as yet. May God place those children in the Darbar of the Holy Prophet (s.a.), his Aal, and the Shuhadae Karbala ! May God bless also DAWN !!
This is such an awesome way to remember our martyrs. God bless the team
cant stop crying....plzz every one change their dp in facebook
Wonderful efforts by ali akhbar and his team..
Where ever I thought about them ,, I was about to cry ,,,
It was the day when humanity ends
They are looking like princes of Paradise, flowers of a Garden, twinkling stars shining on the Sky....... Angels.
Never forget. I've cried again for the first time since 16th Dec 2014.
Our Hero's! The Nation love & prayers always with u & ur families. Have a great fun in heaven. We badly missssssss u........................
May their souls rest in peace! Thank you dawn for such a beautiful tribute!
Dear Dawn,
No words................. Just tears!
We (Pakistani's) are Dead! Yes, we are dead because they (Killers) are still alive.
Thanks for doing this, Dawn. It's heartbreaking, but we need to keep reminding ourselves of this.
Sadly True, Had nation thought about 5,000 prior murders by Terrorists in Pakistan, 350 doctors alone in Karachi just on the name of religion , we would'be been able to save these children. Unfortunately. we are still not aiming the true causes behind these terrorists, their financiers and their ideological aides and for that our nation will continue to suffer.
Tearful once again...Compiling the stories of little angels is an incredible effort
Thank you for the well-deserving tribute, Dawn! Rest in peace, little heroes!
Thank you Dawn for making these albums. These are all heroes of our nation and how a nation can fail when such brave child had sacrificed their lives for it. May God bless them.
darkest day in the history of Pakistan.
This is the darkest day in the history of Pakistan. We all will remember them in ever walk of life..
Its impossible to read and not cry.salute to all the brave souls we lost that day
The 16th December, 2014 is the saddest day in the history of Pakistan.... the day when innocent children's lives were snatched by a group of cruel individuals who plucked the flowers that God had planted in our midst. Just about a year since it took place, "Dawn" has reminded us of this tragedy. But it makes me ever so sad to read the text and see the pictures of the innocents who paid the price for peace, harmony and comfort which we now enjoy. May their souls rest in peace. Let us join in prayer for the parents of the children who mourn their loss, and for those who make peace possible in our country.
I am full of tears. Have no courage to read a single word onward or to look at poor deceased victims. May their soul rest in peace. Amen
Never Forget !!! Excellent effort Dawn....I thnik all pakistani news media groups should make sure this publication runs every year
Bravo Dawn.com!
It is amazing and commendable job done by the whole team of Dawn.com. It is also a tribute to those who lost their lives in the APS tragedy and solace for the bereaved families ahead of first anniversary of the catastrophe on Dec 16.
We should never forget or forgive this evil and inhuman act.
Couldnt control my tears while at work.. May the killers and their masters rot in the pit of hell.
Thank you Dawn.
My heart bleeds for the parents who lost their loved ones, how far have we come of stemming terrorism and intolerance still remains a question that we all need to answer? Have we used the tools that have been provided, do we have the resolve in us to curb the ring leaders of these hate groups? This is a war that need to fought from top down, cut of the head of the snake the body will die, do we really have the will for justice to prevail?
Thanks to the team for their effort in keeping it alive in Pakistan's heart.
Hats off! for remembering our hearts...
i can only imagine those survivors who saw their friends, clasmates and teachers die infront of their very eyes. how their lives must be shattered beyond repair
DAWN has set new highs of journalism with 144Stories. Thank you for recreating those memories. We will never forget these flowers. Down with extremists apologists.
Wounds are still raw. Eyes are still moist. We will never forget the sacrifice they made. They did not have to. We will never forget.
This is wonderful Dawn. They will never be forgotten. Till today, it brings lots of tears for the indiscriminate act on these innocent people.
This Must Never Be Forgiven
Perfect Dawn! This article is the perfect thing I have ever read. Perfectly written perfectly displayed...awesome!! Worth a million shares!
Great efforts dawn..just can't stop my tears..pak army zindabad
very very sad to see these young bravehearts had to leave the world like that,, Stop terrorism! God bless them all.
Tears!
Brought tears in my eyes. This is the first time I've seen pictures of all of them. You're the stars of our nation who will be alive in our hearts and will shine forever. Rest in peace
Its very emotional of course but those who are no longer with us are not dead they are martyrs and live for ever. The culprit with associate of this heinous crime are zombie who have no respect for life or any religion.
It was a tough read. My God bless them and their families.
This is a fantastic project for paying homage to those who were deprived of their dreams. You and your team brought life to these departed souls. Hats off!
Excellent Article. Cannot believe it has been One Year.
Cannot read a word without tears trickling down. Black Day in the history of Pakistan. For us these are 144 stories but for some it was their whole life. Rest in peace our little angels. Great journalistic work Dawn.
This should never be forgotten. Blood of innocents have given lifeline to nation. Nation should break those hands who did this and break those hands (inside and outside) who supported it.
It breaks my heart and bring tears to my eyes. No one can put away the pain the families are going through.
Wounds heal but scars remain; pain is temporary but memories are permanent
Great Job Dawn.com, Bull's eye. You made the statement that 'media is not all about ratings' . I remember that day........I can still sense the trauma ......The good thing was that whole nation was traumatized...I sensed it........in the streets .......in hotels..... Whenever I recall that ........I couldn't hold the tears in my eyes..
Hi,
can you please tell me how I can donate. I really want to help. Thank you.
Wonderful piece of work. Thank u for keeping the memories alive.
No words, Just tears dripping off my face! If I were able to order angels, I'd send them to save these lives miraculously.
Never Forget, Never Forgive
This has moved me to tears.. prayers for the families.
Heart broken..... I am about to become a Father and it scares me to bring someone to life in this scary world
Tears and more tears. Great work DAWN,this why we respect it as best newspaper. Excellent execution in expression of tragedy without going over board. I would love to start a fund to get a printable version of 144 stories in Urdu and distribute it complementary with all right wing newspapers. "Shayed ke unke dil mein utar jaye meri baat"
@nadia Most of them do not need donation. They were from well to do families. Best you can do is to fund someone's education who's parents cannot afford it. It would not be very hard to find someone like that
Lest we forget!
I have tried reading this three times just to appreciate the journalitic beauty of this. I could not read it.truly the saddist thing my generation has seen.
Its very hard to finish reading about all these kids. Every time I try, my heart is so heavy and eyes are numb.
Thank You Dawn for doing what matters
CAN'T FIND WORDS TO EXPLAIN MY FEELINGS. RIP
Remember those 144! Remember those lives, remember the sacrifice, remember the mission. May God bless their souls
I just can't stop crying while seeing these faces.
Heart bleeds 144 times in a minute, 24 hrs, 7 days, 365 days
Thank you. WE WILL NEVER FORGET! WE NEED TO KEEP THIS ALIVE!
really well done dawn!
Is there anyway we can help the faculty members who are in financial difficulty?
Oh my god...thank you Dawn its really very nice work to do keep it up ...(y)
it was really heartbroken incident in the history of pakistan, and great job Team Dawn.
After reading this, my eyes are in tears. Good effort done by DAWN
May All Little Souls Rest in Eternal Peace. Nice Effort Dawn.
Extraordinary work
It was so pathetic and so mournful that Rolling tears down my eyes and cheek is not enough to mourn. I am at the near-end of my life. I wish and pray I will have some times to play with the martyred little ones in heaven. However, if my deeds (rather misdeeds) in this worldly affairs don't qualify me to go to 'jannat' for a while to play with the little ones, please God, I might have done some noble and good deeds in this world as well (for you to check them) and on that basis please issue me temporary visa for heaven to stay and play with the little martyrs.
Nice work. However, it surpirses me that Muhammad Sami has been referred to as 'peon'. The word has specific derogatory history and we should abstain from using this term altogether in our society let alone in an official dawn post.
With tears in my eyes after reading a few paragraphs I cant read the entire story. Its so painful to remember the tragedy. May you all boys and girls rest in peace. You all are my own. I love you and I miss you.
We can pay tribute to these martyrs by not allow the teachings of hatred, violence and ignorance to take over. We must avenge these little angels by curbing the religious zealots of this country. Islam and teaching of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw) are about peace and tranquility. This violence by so called jihadis and their support from the fanatic Mullah has to stop!!
Lets all take pledge to promote peace, kindness, tolerance and love. Lets focus on our own reformation and self improvement, as an individual. Promote education and give people Hope. Otherwise....... wild beasts and their supports will be in control and we cannot let that happen!!!! I appreciate all the work that Dawn does. The Urdu media should follow the example of DAWN.
A wonderful and touching tribute. Thank you for sharing the lives and loves of a 144 beautiful souls.
We will revenge , will never stop at any cost Long Live Pakistan
My heart is aching again
This gave me chills! Thank you Dawn for putting this together
We will never forget our children. We will never let that happen again. We will make our Pakistan safe.
As December approaches - my heart is filled with grief and anguish like it was last year...i can't imagine how the families who lost these beautiful people must be feeling....we carry this burden of not protect our young for the rest of our lives these people are in a better place....
Thnx dawn . I am the brdr of shaheed ishaq amin and i am also injured in the aps attack.
No words to express our anger and sadness. We lost our future on 16 December. The little angels sacrificed their lives but gave us a message to remain steadfast against terrorism. Alas, we are yet not been able to fight against terrorism as a nation. Our procedural slacknesses, political biases, ideological barriers and relational acceptance of facts is making us slave of our own misdoings. While the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies have been able to limit the influence of terrorists and destroy their strong bastions; the matching endeavours by judiciary, media, parliament and executive seems missing. It is high time for us to realise lest we all will fade as a sovereign nation
Bought me back to the blackest day of our country. i cried for 1 hour after knowing everyone's stories here.
The names of these brave children will shine bright in the history of Pakistan forever. The nation will remain indebted to them. May Raheel Sharif be our true be our true savior.
Thank you Dawn cannot stop crying whenever I think of this
You made us cry and we will always miss you. You were the bright stars of the nation. Rest in peace little angels
thank you Dawn, these roses aren't and won't ever be forgotten, I just wish our leaders could have learnt a lesson from the examples of courage and valor that our children and staff members showed in the wake of terror, but then they wouldn't be leaders would they?
Reading all this after a year literally made me weep,the presentation was so clear and coherent that i recalled everything as if it happened yesterday .Thanks Dawn.
They will always be remembered and will live in our hearts. This was our future and ignorance stole it from us.
Prayers go to all the families who lost their loved ones this terrible incident. Would like to thank Dawn for this brilliant article, so informative and nicely laid out. Keep up the good work!
Every time I see these children I see the faces of my own boys. I can't seem to stop crying. Why did it have to happen to us ? Who will avenge us ? How can we be sure this won't happen again? Unfortunately the grief turns to anger and I want to see heads rolling. This shouldn't happen to anybody. We better not let this slip under the carpet !
An excellent tribute to the martyrs. Very touching. Well done Dawn!
This pain will never be forgotten,the tears will not dry and the wounds left open to rot the till the scourge of terror is dealt from the minds and hearts of the people who live around and within us.
We can never ever forget this.
Thank You Dawn for keeping the memories alive n by Looking all this breaks my heart; and my eyes move to tears. Rest in peace... little stars.
Thank you Dawn for sharing these photos with us to remember the Shuhada of the APS and INSHALLAH their Sacrifice will bring the peace in the Pakistan.
I feel like it just happened yesterday! Cant say much except this that: We shall never forget!
thank u so much dawn. this moved me to tears we will mourn for three days. we forget our own 9/11s
Spectacularly captured the dreadful event and bravery of little martyrs... Brought me down to tears.
painful beyond any limits....
Commendable job DAWN...
What a great tribute to the martyrs of APS, Peshawar. You need bundles of appreciation for compiling the profile of all Shaheeds which made me very emotional. I prayed for the prosperity and Long life of the persons who contributed and collected complete profiles of all victims. Great presentation by Dawn.
I didn't have the heart to go through it all but yes, tears, grief and memories. With the pray that they are resting in peace and that their families have somehow managed to move on, for them and for their ideals.
Thank you so much . dawn
Good Job ..!! Dawn
It has been a year and APS kids still makes me cry. They are for sure in a better place now.
I am still speechless and my heart goes out to all the families of the martyrs
you are right, this should never be forgotten and can never be forgotten. The pain inside is still as fresh as it was a year back! Im sure all of them are in a better world!!
This is the wound i want to be remembered again and again to exceed in life... A wound which gives all of us courage and unity to rise and give this country what it deserves
16 December is the day of brutality which moved me to tears and refreshes the wound. Love you little stars. Militants are confused animals. We need another Hitler to Genocide Militant.
This makes me crying..... especially the line "It would be her (Khaula Bibi) only day at school" :(
I am deeply sad on what happened to these kids. Thanks for the Dawn Media for paying tribute to these kids.
God give power to family members to face this disaster.
A great tribute....thanks Dawn
Tears roll as we roll through these pics.
What could have happened to the families of these people could not be imagined.
no words to describe this...
Just opened this page and I am already in tears. Life is so hard for all these families...
This must never be forgotten.
It is so heart warming to read the stories of so many generous souls. Many of these young men had such compassion to help the poor and needy. There are many such stories among the younger generations still living around us. Please listen to them, understand them and above all appreciate them. We elders are so much engrossed in our problems that we dont really give time to our youngsters. They are a much brighter generation than us who grew up in 80s and 90s.
Our kids and teachers have set an unbelievable example of bravery.
Thanks dawn.com for all 144 stories of martyrd students! may their souls rest in peace!we are proud of you champs! this nation is proud of you champs! these dogs (terrorist) can not stop us from going to school and study! May they rot in hell forever!
Well Done Dawn for such a comprehensive piece on the victims of Terror Attack Pakistan Schoolchildren. This has revived the memory and reminded us of their sacrifices.
It would be great if DAWN allows this to put this on the internet media on Dec 16, 2015 for the world to see, the tragedy and the bravery of these young kids.
May their souls rest in peace!
Thank you Dawn!! Thank you my brave and innocent children. We will never forget your sacrifice. Because of you, we are getting back to finding our future.
We will never forget APS.
DAWN you made my cry but I also laud your effort to cover each story so we should never forget them, this gave me another strength to stand alongside our security forces who are fighting against terrorism. I still say that بڑا دشمن بنا پھرتا ہے جو بچوں سے ڈرتا ہے۔ Long live Pakistan.
My relatives are also there that time ! Won't Forget Won't Forgive
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16.12.2014 Worst day Black day Horrible day Terrible day We dont want another black day :( :'( This must be not forgotton This must be never forgotten :( ;( :(
Great work team dawn. This is really good effort. I am sure one has to have a hard stone in chest to go through this with out tears.
Their sacrifice bounds us to serve the cause of peaceful and terror free Islamic Republic. Each one of us will be asked about it by the Almighty, I strongly believe. We must question ourselves.
Hurting.
Can't stop crying...they were our children, our babies. Each and everyone of them was special...thank you for sharing their stories and giving us a glimpse into the lives they had..we will never forget them and we never should.
@Fan those animals will have to pay who killed the innocents .... these children will always be in our hearts ..... thankyou 4 keeping jrnalzm alive ....
FAN-Feeha Hussain DEC 05, 2015 welldone DAWN , febulous efforts 4 keeping those martyr souls alive ...
Clear example of cowardice behavior.... what have they got by killing such innocence soul ...RIP... Dawn ... u recaptured those horrific moment in a decent way ...
"This must never ever forgotten " So painful and heartbreaking , we all as Pakistanis need to make these soles alive today and forever by remembering them in our lives, thoughts and prayers indeed. My prayers to the families , friends and siblings. We need to keep this movement alive, great work Dawn.
Dawn
Thank you. Words can't express my gratitude for remembering the little ones.
My heart goes to each one of the parent who lost their loved one. I wish we could save these angels, may you all shine in Heaven my sweethearts. I am sorry we could not come for your help :( but you guys will always be missed dearly by all of us. Love you all......
Our sweet little angels. You will all never be forgotten. You remain alive in our hearts and always will. You all are in a better place. Our heroes. Our bachas. Love you all.
came here for the 3rd time ... not strong enough to read
Proud of you my young soilders
A tragic event of our history which will haunt us for the rest of our lives. We need to unite and protect our future stars flowers prince and princesses of Pakistan.
When I think of those mothers who are still breathing without their children, its just heart breaking. They might have wiped their tears and silent their mourns, but their eyes must be burning each day and their throats must be sour keeping the screams to themselves. Holding their memories, who can they ask for justice...
Almost impossible to browse through all of the stories. Too much pain!
Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua Ban Ke Tamanna Meri Zindagi Shamma Ki Surat Ho Khudaya Meri
Dur dunya ka maray dam say andheera ho jaye! Har jagah meray chamaknay say ujala ho jaye!
These stars are forever going to stay bright and brighten the whole world and wipe out the shallows, as they used to sing this every morning.
RIP to all kids and I pray for them and their family. Its one of the shameful act which cant be ignored at all. Lets stand up , get united irrespective of race, religion and fight against the terrorism.
I been browsing this website now and then. Thank you for putting this information.
Amazing work by Dawn news, perfect.
My Heartfelt Condolences ! i was deeply moved by this dastardly act against Innocence , may this is not repeated again any where in this world. One must do everything to defeat evil forces of terrorism.
Really good efforts by Dawn. ........... I can forget the day .................. We should awake now...............
Heartbreaking stories about the young martyrdom, my deepest condolence are again with the families of all young children.
Respected Project Director! I read 4 stories in Sunday's edition of Dawn, 13th December 2015, It was really difficult for me to hold my tears just to have a clear view of Paper. Khula, ahmad, Sami, and many others who left us after this brutal act of violence, at-least unit whole nation. It's really a great effort of team Dawn to collect memories of all Martyrs of APS. Condolence from every family.
No words...
Heart moving. Wish some in your country could feel the pain of Mumbai Children who had died or of those who have lost their parents. Millions who have lost their Childhood in Kashmir, and Afghanistan.
This brought tears in my eyes. Speechless!
My teaful eyes are first to rerespond to this section.
How can anyone forget. Thank you Dawn for continuing to remind the Nation of its tragic loss.
Thank You
Whenever remind APS tragedy, tears comes to my eyes...
Speechless with tears. I pray no such incident occur again.
I was really moved by the pic of one child above who resembles my nephew....
Salam to all little soldiers of my Nation. These little angels at last united the nation against the enemies of Pakistan and Islam.
The terrorists left a permanent scar on the lives of many parents, siblings, and family members. When you read about how some of the families continue to struggle with the loss of their loved ones; you get a clear sense that many are yet to come out of the shock.
We can relate to the pain brought by the indiscriminate killings at the hands of the terrorists. The U.S. and Pakistan share a mutual stance against terrorism and condemn all acts of violence. President Obama again condemned the attack on APS during PM Nawaz Sharif’s visit to the U.S. in October. It is important to stand united against those who threaten the safety of our land and people. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the APS victims. We remember everyone who was taken from on during that horrific act of terror. The pain may never go away, but we sincerely hope that the loved ones find the strength to remain strong.
Ali Khan Digital Engagement Team, USCENTCOM
Thank you so much for this Dawn :') Truly moved by this gesture. We will never forget
These wounds will remain green forever. However, this is called justification with journalism. Good job dawn.
This has to be THE MOST tragic incident in the history of humanity - and the Sind Govt is still trying to politicize Karachi situation
Thank you Dawn; I have read each and every 144 story with teary eyes. A remarkable work by Dawn. Pl dont remove this memorial from your web-site, it should stay here to keep reminding us that what we have lost.
A befitting tribute to the martyrs & survivors of the APS tragedy. A big thank you to all involved in the effort.
What an immense tribute. Superb journalism - outstanding production. But I was unable to go through it. Simply overwhelmed. May the martyrs rest in the choicest part of paradise.
@APS Martyrs We Will Never Forget You , govt is doing, about 120 schools in Federal Capital has been named after these students
We will always remember those deaths and sacrifices made my little angles.
Just thinking that how brave they were.....
Thanks for documenting the painful event which shall remain an integral part of our Nation's History which triggered the change of its direction, hopefully for good.
Kindly ensure the weblink to all this precious work undertaken by Dawn remains active & available, not only for now but even for our generations to come.
Thank you Dawn - Keep on supporting those all those who have & will sacrifice everything, include their precious lives, for defending the Body & Soul of our Beloved Nation.
Long Live Pakistan
love you all till the rest of my life. can't even think that somebody do this, absolutely they were animals. R.I.P #Black day of Pak's history.
we all very sorry little angels :(
Dawn you are the Best!
Thanks Dawn. The job of the media is to unite the nation.
You make me cry and give courage to fight against all terrorists.
Thankyou Dawn, for this tremendous work. And I humbly request, the team prepared these 144 everlasting stories to add two more stories also. One, about Nk Nadeem ur Rehman and 2nd, about Sep Naveed Ahmed.These two brave soldiers (medical assisstant), from Army Medical Corps. were also among APS martyres and embrassed martyrdom, during the same episode.We never forget them.I can provide these two sldiers' picture as well.
We lost our dearest souls to the most heinous barbarism. Angels mourns the loss of our precious souls. No tribute shall ever be enough. Shaken and lost.
i really appreciate your efforts
Dawn, it's heart wrecking. Those little ones stories have teared up our hearts with sorrow and grief. No day we will forget them, their innocent faces will not allow our hearts and mind to move on, instead them beautiful souls and faces have changed our whole prospectives. Earlier, we were afraid of those ugly soul attackers but now we are ready to attack them back. With tears in eyes, and hope in heart we are ready to spread education. :') APS WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED.
Dawn you did it again. i Don't have words to express my feelings... I wanted to know those kids and now i feel like i knew them. My Heart is in pain.
Rest in Peace
Thank u DAWN.
I wish there was a place I could read the stories about every single martyr. I know I would cry at every single one of them but I would still read them again and again.
Don't have any words to express my feelings. Being a parent I can imagine how painful it will be to see the body of your child riddled with bullets. Our hearts jump to our mouth to see a cut or a bruise. This nation salutes all the parents for their sacrifice, we will never forget it, we hold your children close to our hearts. Great Job done by Dawn as well to honor the memories of the deceased.
Omg. I'm crying. Sitting here in new Delhi I feel the pain of these children. May God have mercy on us. Since this attack I've not been normal. Omg.
This is every time heartbreaking to see these innocent faces and remember the tragedy. May god bless the families of the martyrs.
watering eyes of all !! as if someone killed my own!!
Oh what an unending nightmare for people left behind, children and grown ups, friends, family, all. Hug each other before going to bed at night. Hug them during the day. Hug them as many times as you can. Hold hands when walking, put your arms around. Reassure them you are there and will be there for them. There is no overdoing in expressing love and assuring protection. What an immeasurable loss of lives and innocence.
Really Speechless
They are still alive in our hearts, they will never die.
Sad very sad, moved to tears whenever read about it. Words cannot even begin to express our sorrow. You are in our prayers
The only thing I would say is to never forget this tragedy. Extremism is the biggest problem in Pakistan we are facing. We need a secular society to stop this event from happening in future