Green leaves shining, smiling, flourishing and reflecting sunlight; the same would have been the case of Peshawar Army Public Schools’ (APS) innocent martyrs if they had been with us. Throughout the world, people came forward, had candle lit vigil, brought flowers, organized sessions, had peace walk, did talk shows, and prayed for them. But one thing which I’m afraid of that how long are we going to remember them? Will we repeat the same forgetful attitude which we did with other martyrs who sacrificed their lives against terrorism? No … this time we needed to come up with something which could have been lasted for years.
Credit goes to Helping Hands Trust (HHT) who took the initiative to start a tree plantation campaign for the innocent martyrs of APS. “Innocent Martyrs, Nations’ Life” organized at Federal Urdu University of Arts, science & technology Karachi by HHT in collaboration with Commissioner Karachi and I AM KARACHI.
[junkie-alert style=”white”]It was an overcrowded event where social workers, educationists, intellectuals, scholars participated. [/junkie-alert]
The speakers who were in limelight throughout the event were Dr. Zafar Iqbal – Vice Chancellor Federal Urdu University, Mr. Anwar Mansoor – Former Attorney General & Chief HHT Governing Body, Mr. Mirza Ishtiaq Baig – Founder Make A Wish Foundation, Mr. Haji Hanif Tayyab – Head Al-Mustafa Welfare Trust, Pandit Alee Mahraj – Sat Guru Nawal Foundation, Mr. Sarim Burney – Social Worker, Mr. Muhammad Arif – Vice President HHT, Mr. Syed Nusrat Ali – City Institute of Management, Mufti Zubair – Well known scholar, Mr. Nadeem Murtaza – CEO Anglophile, Mr. Tariq Mehboob – President ANI, Retd. Colonel Ehtesham, Mr. Ehtesham Naqvi – Founder Education Justice for Global Peace, Mr. Syed Khalid Shah – Chairman All Private Schools Management Association Sindh.
Later, the guests planted the saplings in the memory of APS martyrs, mentioned their comments on the comment wall and appreciated the efforts and intention of HHT to promote peace.
By Ahsan Umar – The author is the Project Head at HHTtv.net, an intern at Heysuccess.com, a motivational speaker, trainer, host, and tweets as @ahsanumartv.