Son of Muhammad Kamran Shafi and Najma Kamran

Siblings: Momina Kamran (18), Hira Kamran (16)

Hamza was a studious child but was equally interested in sport — basket ball and cricket being his favourites. He had held several positions in his class and had also won many awards for sports and other co-curricular activities.

The only brother of two sisters and close to his mother, Hamza would eat whatever meals were cooked at home but did particularly enjoy burgers and karhai gosht.

Hamza liked animals and birds but to make sure he wasn’t distracted from his studies, his parents didn’t let him keep any pets at home.

His parents recall how the one month the family spent together during Haj last year created fond memories for them now that Hamza is no longer with them. During the Haj, Hamza looked after two old ladies, helped them with their wheelchairs and made sure they were comfortable.

144STORIES: Visit the Army Public School Memorial

Editorial

Updated 04 Aug, 2026

Swat bombing

IT is a bitter irony that terrorists struck a protest against violence in Swat on Sunday, causing at least 17...
04 Aug, 2026

Tariff blow

FOR an export sector already squeezed by high production costs, the additional 10pc tariff on top of the existing...
04 Aug, 2026

Perilous peaks

THE deaths of 10 climbers in an avalanche on Broad Peak is a sad reminder of the perils that many mountaineers face...
Updated 03 Aug, 2026

Farewell to arms?

PALESTINIAN resistance group Hamas recently made a major concession by agreeing to give up its weapons. It should be...
03 Aug, 2026

Unplanned future

A PROJECTION that Pakistan’s population could reach 400m by 2040 should not be treated as another dramatic number...
03 Aug, 2026

No more torture

EVEN the best laws on the books are worth little unless the state shows the willingness to enforce them. This is...