In Pakistan, mass funerals and prayer vigils for the victims under went in Peshawar today. Grieving parents and relatives buried those who died in the Pakistani Taliban's deadliest attack to date. At least 132 school children and sixteen staffers were killed. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared three days of mourning over the massacre, which has sparked national outrage. He also announced an end to the moratorium on the death penalty for terrorism cases. The move is aimed at countering a view held by many Pakistanis that many terror suspects end up evading justice. Nawaz Sharif said, these sacrifices will not go waste and they want complete elimination of terrorism from Pakistan.
Mr. Sharif also announced that Pakistan will have a national plan within a week to combat militancy. He convened a meeting of all parliamentary parties in Peshawar to discuss the response. Sharif flanked by Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI chairman Imran Khan condemned the attack terming it as worst attack in Pakistan's history. He announced that there will be no differentiation between good and bad Taliban and resolved to continue the war against terrorism.

The Pak Prime Minister said that he spoke to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani last night and the two leaders agreed to launch fresh operations against terrorists on their respective sides of the border.

Meanwhile, Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif is in Afghanistan to seek extradition of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, TTP leader Mullah Fazlluah, whose group claimed responsibility for yesterday's deadly Peshawar school attack.