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'''Tahira Qazi | '''Tahira Qazi''' (1 July 1951 – 16 December 2014) was a Pakistani educationist and principal of [[Army Public School Peshawar]] who was killed in the [[2014 Peshawar school massacre|Peshawar school attack]] on 16 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/19/in-praise-of-headteacher-tahira-qazi |title=In praise of … Tahira Qazi | Hugh Muir | Comment is free |publisher=The Guardian |date=2014-03-13 |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsweekpakistan.com/i-shall-rise-and-shine/ |title=‘I Shall Rise and Shine’ ‹ Newsweek Pakistan |publisher=Newsweekpakistan.com |date= |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Marszal |first=Andrew |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/11298802/Inside-the-Pakistan-school-harrowing-images-reveal-full-terror-of-Taliban-attack.html |title=Inside the Pakistan school: harrowing images reveal full terror of Taliban attack |publisher=Telegraph |date= |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref> | ||
== Early life and career == | == Early life and career == | ||
Tahira Qazi was born on July | Tahira Qazi was born on 1 July 1951 in [[Mardan|Mardan, Pakistan]] where she attended early schooling. She completed her [[master's degree]] in English from [[University of Peshawar]] and started her teaching career in the 1970s. Qazi married [[Pakistan Army]] [[colonel]] (now retired) Qazi Zafrullah in the 1980s. She was principal of [[Army Public School Peshawar|Army Public School, Peshawar]] since 2006 and was set to retire in May 2015. According to her students, she taught English.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ahmed |first=Riaz |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/808764/life-lived-on-principles/ |title=Tahira Qazi: Life lived on principles - The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date= |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mansoor |first=Halima |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/883731/tahira-qazi-to-mother-with-love/ |title=Tahira Qazi: To mother, with love - The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date= |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Death== | ||
On 16 December 2014, [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan]] affiliated terrorists attacked [[Army Public School Peshawar]]. During the attack, Qazi tried to protect the students and jumped forward in front of the [[Terrorism|militants]] and said, "I am their mother. Talk to me." She was then set on fire, allegedly in front of her students, for being the spouse of a retired army colonel.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=2014-12-17 |title=Tahira Kazi: Peshawar school principal who was burnt alive by Taliban for marrying a Pak army officer : Neighbours, News - India Today |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/peshawar-terror-tahira-kazi-school-principal-burnt-alive-taliban-married-colonel-pakistan/1/407370.html |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> | |||
Qazi was laid to rest in [[Landi Yarghajo|Landi Arbab]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes |first=Chris |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/pakistan-school-attack-brave-teacher-4830271 |title=Pakistan school attack: Brave teacher torched by Taliban terrorists after ''over my dead body'' vow - Mirror Online |publisher=Mirror.co.uk |date=2014-12-17 |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://pulse.ng/student/taliban-school-invasion-principal-burnt-alive-before-pupils-because-she-married-a-soldier-id3354768.html |title=Taliban School Invasion: Principal burnt alive before pupils because she married a soldier |language=de |publisher=Pulse.ng |date= |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://arynews.tv/en/pakistans-valiant-unsung-heroes |title=Pakistan’s valiant, unsung heroes | ARY NEWS |publisher=Arynews.tv |date=2015-02-28 |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref> She was survived by her husband, a daughter, and two sons.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Awards== | == Awards and honors == | ||
Qazi was posthumously awarded by [[Sitara-e-Shujaat]] on [[Pakistan Day]] 2015 by President [[Mamnoon Hussain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/858025/the-complete-list-of-recipients-of-awards-on-pakistan-day/ |title=The complete list of recipients of awards on Pakistan Day - The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date=2015-03-24 |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1167732 |title=School carnage victims to get bravery award - Pakistan |publisher=Dawn.Com |date=2015-03-06 |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref> A conference room of [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly]] was renamed after her, as the "Tahira Qazi Conference Room".<ref>{{cite web |title=Army Public School attack: Tahira Qazi (APS principal) — Age 64 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1220538 |website=DAWN.COM |access-date=2 June 2022 |language=en |date=1 December 2015}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:2014 murders in Pakistan]] | [[Category:2014 murders in Pakistan]] | ||
[[Category:2014 Peshawar school massacre]] | [[Category:2014 Peshawar school massacre]] | ||
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Tahira Qazi | |
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طاھره قاضی | |
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| Born | 1 July 1951 Mardan, Pakistan |
| Died | 16 December 2014 (aged 63) |
| Cause of death | Gun shot to the head |
| Resting place | Landi Yarghajo 33° 58′ 46″ N, 71° 32′ 41″ E |
| Education | University of Peshawar |
| Occupation | Educationist |
| Years active | 1994-2014 |
| Spouse(s) | Qazi Zafarullah |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Shujaat (2015) |
Tahira Qazi (1 July 1951 – 16 December 2014) was a Pakistani educationist and principal of Army Public School Peshawar who was killed in the Peshawar school attack on 16 December 2014.[1][2][3]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Tahira Qazi was born on 1 July 1951 in Mardan, Pakistan where she attended early schooling. She completed her master's degree in English from University of Peshawar and started her teaching career in the 1970s. Qazi married Pakistan Army colonel (now retired) Qazi Zafrullah in the 1980s. She was principal of Army Public School, Peshawar since 2006 and was set to retire in May 2015. According to her students, she taught English.[4][5]
Death[edit | edit source]
On 16 December 2014, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan affiliated terrorists attacked Army Public School Peshawar. During the attack, Qazi tried to protect the students and jumped forward in front of the militants and said, "I am their mother. Talk to me." She was then set on fire, allegedly in front of her students, for being the spouse of a retired army colonel.[6][7]
Qazi was laid to rest in Landi Arbab.[8][7][9] She was survived by her husband, a daughter, and two sons.[6]
Awards and honors[edit | edit source]
Qazi was posthumously awarded by Sitara-e-Shujaat on Pakistan Day 2015 by President Mamnoon Hussain.[10][11] A conference room of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was renamed after her, as the "Tahira Qazi Conference Room".[12]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "In praise of … Tahira Qazi | Hugh Muir | Comment is free". The Guardian. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "'I Shall Rise and Shine' ‹ Newsweek Pakistan". Newsweekpakistan.com. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ Marszal, Andrew. "Inside the Pakistan school: harrowing images reveal full terror of Taliban attack". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ Ahmed, Riaz. "Tahira Qazi: Life lived on principles - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ Mansoor, Halima. "Tahira Qazi: To mother, with love - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Tahira Kazi: Peshawar school principal who was burnt alive by Taliban for marrying a Pak army officer : Neighbours, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Taliban School Invasion: Principal burnt alive before pupils because she married a soldier" (in Deutsch). Pulse.ng. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ Hughes, Chris (2014-12-17). "Pakistan school attack: Brave teacher torched by Taliban terrorists after ''over my dead body'' vow - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "Pakistan's valiant, unsung heroes | ARY NEWS". Arynews.tv. 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "The complete list of recipients of awards on Pakistan Day - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "School carnage victims to get bravery award - Pakistan". Dawn.Com. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "Army Public School attack: Tahira Qazi (APS principal) — Age 64". DAWN.COM. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2022.