Ankara honours the deceased of the APS Peshawar terrorist assault.
ANKARA – In honour of the students and faculty who lost their lives in the horrific terrorist attack on Army Public School (APS) Peshawar in 2014, Keçiören Municipality Mayor Mesut Ozarslan accompanied the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI (M), and ambassador Dr. Yousaf Junaid to the APS Martyrs Memorial in Ankara.
Ambassador Junaid remarked that Pakistan endured the worst horror as a result of the heinous and horrific terrorist assault on APS Peshawar, while also expressing sincere thanks to his Turkish countrymen for their support and for helping to preserve the memory of the innocent souls lost to terrorism.
The envoy made reference to the circumstances in Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and said that terrorism cannot be fully defined without accounting for the ongoing atrocities there. He expressed his gratitude to Turkiye’s leadership and people for their unwavering support of the Kashmiri people’s intrinsic right to self-determination and for their principled position on the region.
Mayor Keçiören, Mesut Ozarslan, reaffirmed Turkiye’s strong sympathy with Pakistan, denouncing the terrorist assault and stating that nothing can excuse such a senseless and vicious deed. He declared that Turkiye’s people will support their Pakistani counterparts in every endeavour, especially in the war against terrorism.
Later, a wreath was placed at the memorial for the APS martyrs by General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Mayor Kecioren Mesut Ozarslan, Ambassador Junaid, and other dignitaries.
General Metin Gurak, the Chief of Turkish General Staff, has invited CJCSC General Sahir Shamshad Mirza to visit Turkiye. Turkish Minister of National Defence Yasar Guler greeted the CJCSC during his tour, and talks were held at General Staff Headquarters.
