In pictures: Tears, loss and despair for our children

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Army personnel shifting the school children on motorbike following the TTP attack on Army Public School situated on Warsak Road. — INP
Army personnel shifting the school children on motorbike following the TTP attack on Army Public School situated on Warsak Road. — INP
A soldier escorts schoolchildren after they were rescued from the Army Public School that is under attack by Taliban gunmen in Peshawar. — Reuters
A soldier escorts schoolchildren after they were rescued from the Army Public School that is under attack by Taliban gunmen in Peshawar. — Reuters
A student cries on a man's shoulder, after he was rescued from the Army Public School.— Reuters
A student cries on a man's shoulder, after he was rescued from the Army Public School.— Reuters

This article was originally published in December 2014.


PESHAWAR: Taliban militants entered an army-run school on Warsak road early morning Tuesday, taking students and teachers hostage. Shah Farman, the KP Minister of Information says there are approximately 80-100 unconfirmed dead.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif described the attack as a “national tragedy unleashed by savages”. “These were my children. This is my loss. This is the nation's loss,” he said.

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