Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's statement after the all-party meet held today in the aftermath of the terror attack. Sharif said all parties are united in the fight against terror. Beginning the meet on a sombre note, flanked by other MPs, Sharif says, "Yesterday's attack was the worst terror strike Pakistan has ever seen. It was certainly the most gruesome till date. Our condolences to the families who lost their children yesterday. We need to continue fighting terror, we will succeed. Let us remember these children when we fight terror. We should not let the sacrifice of our children go waste.

"Our aim is to rid Pakistan of jihad, but talks with Taliban have yielded no results. Our operations agaisnt the Taliban have yielded results."

Earlier in the day, Sharif lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in terrorism-related cases.


Pic: A mother mourns her son Mohammed Ali Khan, 15, a student who was killed during an attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School, Peshawar yesterday. Zohra Bensemra/Reuters