NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday observed a brief silence in the memory of 141 Pakistanis, inluding 132 children, killed by terrorists at a Peshawar school and passed a resolution condemning the “despicable and cowardly” terror act.
In the resolution proposed by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan during the Zero Hour, the members extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and shared sympathies with the government and people of Pakistan.
“The House having taken note of the inhuman killings of about 141 persons including 132 innocent children, who had yet to see light of their lives, by the terrorists in a school in Peshawar, Pakistan on December 16, 2014; expresses its shock, sense of deep outrage, profound sorrow and condemns this despicable, senseless, horrendous and cowardly terrorist attack and extends its hearfelt condolences to and sympathises with the Parliament, government, the people of Pakistan, the bereaved families and the injured.
“The House resolves that all terrorist attacks against innocent people, especially vulnerable children, should not be tolerated and calls upon all the nations and each and every one with all the energies at their command to fight against all acts of terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations,” said the resolution passed unanimously by the Lok Sabha.