PM advises conferment of civilian awards on APS martyrs

Sanaullah Khan Published March 3, 2015

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has advised President Mamnoon Hussain to approve the conferment of the Sitara-i-Shujaat and the Tamgha-e-Shujaat on those who were martyred in the Army Public School attack in December last year.

The decoration is intended to pay homage to those who were brutally murdered in the terrorist attacks on the school in Peshawar. The recipients include 122 students, two teachers and 20 staff members.

The Sitara-i-Shujaat (Order of Bravery) and the Tamgha-e-Shujaat (Medal of Bravery) are two of the highest-ranking civilian awards in Pakistan.

Past recipients of the Sitara-i-Shujaat include Malala Yousafzai and Dr. Parween Rehman, a human rights activist.

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Khan-Haqiqi

Mar 03, 2015 06:30pm

Imran khan and KPk useless Govt will confer dreams of NAYA Pakistan and lollipop to the students

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Dr.

Mar 03, 2015 06:33pm

PM Shareef, enough with the popular rhetorical announcements. We need to see action against Terror organizations you and your younger brother keep patronizing. You have to stop gagging us with temporary "naaray" and work honestly on bringing Madrassahs reforms and systematic de-radiclization of public through media and school curriculum.

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zak

Mar 03, 2015 06:35pm

What a noble gesture , proud of Nawaz Sharif , best PM ever .

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Nas

Mar 03, 2015 06:39pm

What else v can do ?

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KHAN

Mar 03, 2015 06:39pm

Just secure the these stars from the future incidents !!!! EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WHICH WE CAN USE TO CHANGE THE WORLD.!!!!

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Nadeem

Mar 03, 2015 06:43pm

This is the least the nation should do in current circumstances

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khob

Mar 03, 2015 06:48pm

Nothing better to honor them than keeping the promises that you made to deal with terrorism. All these other awards are useless if the government does not get serious. So far all the terrorists and their groups are safe and thriving.

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Iqbal

Mar 03, 2015 06:54pm

Now that's going too far. Far more people including kids have died in other attacks too. Their relatives, rightly so, will feel discriminated. Do it for all or for none.

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irfan

Mar 03, 2015 07:06pm

good step indeed!!!! they should always be remembered in golden words!!! they are our heroes.

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Junaid

Mar 03, 2015 07:22pm

not taking anything away from these martyred students and teachers of APS, but what about the other civilians/police/rangers/army personals that have died at the hands of these savage terrorists. Are they any different from APS victims? Questions will be asked. Something to think about. My words might come across as negative but I do not intend to hurt some the victims or their families. All i am stating is that one should not differentiate between APS victims and other victims.

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Sadiq Ali Bohra

Mar 03, 2015 07:27pm

cant say anything..... good gesture, but more needs to be done.... and please, someone here said Nawaz Sharif best PM.... huh come on!!! grow up. Thats the best u expect from a PM?

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Blister

Mar 03, 2015 07:40pm

With all due respect ....there are a lot of other martyrs as well including women and children who died for very subtle other reasons at the hand of these mercenaries. I think NS is just trying to sugar coat his incompetence.

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Rakaposhi

Mar 03, 2015 09:23pm

Dear Prime Minister, they need justice not medals.

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nuzhat shireen

Mar 03, 2015 09:59pm

NAME SCHOOLS TO THEIR NAMES.

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Boomerang

Mar 03, 2015 11:14pm

Make a monument, Engrave the names of the children just like India Gate. It will be remembered forever. Don't confer awards to the innocent children as none except their parents will remember their name.

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Parvez

Mar 03, 2015 11:56pm

It is now becoming more clear that the National Action Plan was NEVER MEANT to work......and instead of giving justice Mr Sharif is demeaning the whole exercise by handing out gifts.

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Qadeem F. Paratha

Mar 04, 2015 12:33am

Being an ex student of APS Peshawar as much as my heart bleeds for these innocent souls conferment of Medal for Bravery doesn't make sense in their cases. THEY WERE THERE TO STUDY - NOT TO SHOW HEROICS. Mrs. Tahira Qazi however who laid her life trying to protect her students should be conferred the highest civilian award for bravery.

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ali

Mar 04, 2015 02:46am

Not only should they be honoured, but the school should be named after the students and the staff members and made into an exemplary institution of the country. It will be a slap on the face of the terrorists. KP government wake up and do something for this school, there are many things to do besides only talking about election fraud and senate elections.

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