Summary Schools across Pakistan including APS reopened on January 12.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, Mrs. Reham Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak visited terror-hit Army Public School in Peshawar today (Wednesday).
Chairman @ImranKhanPTI & Mrs. @RehamKhan1 reaches APS Peshawar with CM KP @PervezKhattakCM & KP Info Min @MushtaqGhaniPTI
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 14, 2015
Mrs. Reham Khan posted a message on micro-blogging website Twitter:
We are in Peshawar today to salute the spirit of APS & to encourage our children to return to school.
— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) January 14, 2015
Schools across Pakistan including APS reopened on January 12 following extended winter vacations in the wake of Peshawar tragedy.
On December 16, seven heavily armed terrorists entered the Army Public School and went from class to class, killing 141 people - 132 of them children - and injuring more than 120. All seven attackers were killed.
At the reopening event, Army Chief General Raheel Sharif welcomed courageous students to the school and joined them in the morning assembly as well.
Later that day, Imran Khan posted a message on Twitter stating that he, his wife and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak had planned to visit Army Public School but they were advised to postponed the visit.
At least 20 soldiers were seen at the main entry point of the Army Public School, with an airport-style security gate installed at the front. Elevated boundary walls with steel wire fencing have been put in place around Peshawar and in schools throughout the rest of the country.
