Wednesday, December 17, 2014

India: Lawmakers, schools observe silence over Peshawar schoolchildren massacre


The show of solidarity comes as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to Pakistan in a telephone conversation last night with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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Source/Credit: Daily Dawn | Pakistan
By Dawn News | December 17, 2014

NEW DELHI: Indian lawmakers and schools observed a two-minute silence over the massacre in Peshawar that claimed 141 lives on Tuesday, DawnNews relayed footage from Indian news televisions as showing.

Apart from the two-minute silence, the schools also held special prayers to commemorate the victims of the attack.

The show of solidarity comes as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to Pakistan in a telephone conversation last night with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

NDTV said Modi had appealed to all Indian schools to hold a two-minute silence as a mark of solidarity.

The Indian premier joined parliamentarians today as they held the special prayers for the victims of Tuesday’s attack.



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