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| name = Tahira Qazi | | name = Tahira Qazi | ||
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| birth_date = 1 July 1951 | | birth_date = 1 July 1951 | ||
| birth_place = [[Mardan]], | | birth_place = [[Mardan]], Pakistan | ||
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| resting_place_coordinates = 33° 58′ 46″ N, 71° 32′ 41″ E | | resting_place_coordinates = 33° 58′ 46″ N, 71° 32′ 41″ E | ||
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| education = | | education = [[University of Peshawar]] | ||
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| occupation = Educationist | | occupation = Educationist | ||
| years_active = 1994-2014 | | years_active = 1994-2014 | ||
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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]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century women educators]] | |||