Candlelit Vigils: Solidarity against terrorist attack at Peshawar school in Nepal

The social activists, politicians, journalists, youth leaders, from SAARC region, including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan etc joined the silent protest at Bhagwati Bahal temple, Naxal area of Kathmandu.

Earlier, at least 9 gunmen (a Chechen, three Arabs, two Afghans), allegedly of the Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) indiscriminately massacred in the Army Public School, the northwestern Peshawar city of Pakistan.

These terrorists fired both at school staff and children, killing at least 145 people, including 132 school boys, aged between eight and eighteen. The attacks also injured 130 people.

However, Pakistan Army’s Special Services Group (SSG) launched an immediate rescue operation which killed a group of seven terrorists and they rescued 960 people from the hellish grip of terror.

Marking the candlelit vigils, a Nepalese activist, Neha Sharma said, ‘ We are (featured) on front page of (some national dailies), because our hard work paid off’.

Subuna Basnet remarked, ‘I felt really very nice, that you guys joined the event. We are always in the side of peace and humanity. God bless’.

Hemanta Sapkota, emotionally uttered ‘we can’t do anything when our neighboring country cries in agony. But we have big heart to cry in your grief, Pakistan. We have feelings of own loss. We can’t smile in your suffering. Attacking those innocent children they can’t smile at their own children. It’s really difficult situation here in different geography..Wait Pakistan; one day pen will be the strongest weapon for all kinds of injustice and sins. We are rising; we will be shinning and one day we will gift a peaceful South Asia to our little dreamers; RIP to all children!’

Camilla Zazu commented, ‘sad that these photos reflect us doing the same thing 2 years ago for Malala! Change needs to come quicker!’

By Rakibul Hasan