
The 2-minute silence was observed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal. He wrote: "In the wake of dastardly attack in Pakistan, I appeal to schools across India to observe 2 mins of silence tomorrow as a mark of solidarity." (Source: Express Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)
Indian school children and officials light candles in memory of victims killed in a Taliban attack on a military-run school in Peshawar, at a school in Mumbai on Wednesday (December 17). (Source: AP)
India schoolgirls offer prayers for victims killed in a Taliban attack on a military-run school in Peshawar, in Mumbai. (Source: AP)
India schoolgirls offer prayers for victims killed in a Taliban attack on a military-run school in Peshawar, in Mumbai. (Source: AP)
Delhi Police has also sounded a high alert to keep a watch on schools in New Delhi. (Source: Express Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)
Children along with their teacher observing a 2-minute silence. (Source: Express Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)
Kids praying at a school in Ahmedabad. (Source: Express Photo by Javed Raja)