This brings to an end our live coverage of the aftermath of Tuesday's attack on a school in Peshawar - the bloodiest Taliban terror attack in Pakistan's history. Wednesday has seen mass funerals of the victims in the north-western city, as the nation is observing three days of mourning.

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tweets, external: 'We want justice' they say, 'we want the Taliban to answer for this' #peshawar

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tweets, external: Tiny coffins covered in rose petals & candles for the dead of Peshawar. Chants of take revenge pak army

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Boxer Amir Khan - who comes from a British-Pakistani background - has joined in the international condemnation of the attack. "What has taken place in Peshawar is absolutely horrific and sickening," he said.

"After recently becoming a father myself I can't really imagine how the families of these innocent children are feeling. "My deepest condolences go out to all the families affected and I wish to express my full support for Pakistan and the people of Pakistan."

"We are hoping that we will see strong action from the Afghan side in the coming days," Pakistani army spokesman Maj Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa says, pointing out that the new presidential leadership in Kabul has indicated that it is willing to act.

"The time has arrived for Afghanistan and Pakistan to act together against terrorism and extremism with honesty and effectiveness," Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in a statement after meeting Pakistan's army chief Gen Raheel Sharif and Inter-Services Intelligence agency head Rizwan Akhtar.

Thousands of Indians are continuing sending their messages of support to Pakistan in the wake of the school attack with the hashtag #IndiawithPakistan, external

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A number of injured people - some of whom remain in critical condition - are still being treated in Peshawar's hospital.

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The massacre by the Taliban should prompt Pakistan's military and political leaders to reconsider their conflicted approach to the insurgency that is threatening the state's survival, a comment column in the New York Times , externalsays.

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BBC News, Pakistan

tweets, external: Despite criticism by rights groups, most Pakistanis seem to favour the death penalty for terror suspects.

Pakistan's National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz says the attack cannot be blamed on the security services. "In a way, it's a national collective failure," he tells the BBC. "The point is that the attacks against schools were generally against school buildings, not children."

"They would normally be carried out at night at times when schools are closed. Whereas in this case they actually targeted children and they chose an army public school because they were retaliating, a blow-back against the army operation [in] North Waziristan."

Shaimaa Khalil
BBC Pakistan Correspondent

tweets, external: Candle light vigil outside #ArmyPublicSchool in #Peshawar-there's still a great sense of shock here but also anger

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While schools are closed in parts of Pakistan, a number of educational institutions have remained open, Dawn, external reports, to offer prayers for the victims of the massacre. Government buildings and Pakistani missions around the world world have lowered their flags to half-mast during the three days of mourning.

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Pakistan's powerful army chief Gen Raheel Sharif visited Afghanistan for talks on how to tackle militants, a day after the Peshawar attack. "Vital elements of intelligence were shared with the concerned authorities, with regard to [the] Peshawar incident," an army statement said, according to the Express Tribune newspaper.

Afghanistan and Pakistan have accused each other of providing shelter for Taliban fighters on their respective territories.

tweets, external: Hearing tales of moving heroism. 12 yr old boy helped classmates to scramble over a high school wall and led them across fields to safety.

tweets, external: Islamabad vigil as all roads to Kohsar market blocked #Peshawar

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tweets:, external Sadness in my heart "@dmosbergen: "The smaller the coffin, the heavier it is to carry." #PeshawarAttack "

The belongings of those injured in the attack are scattered across the school.

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Mr Rashid added that while it was true that Islamabad's approach to tackling terrorism had historically been "selective", the latest offensive in Waziristan would yield results.

A Pakistani expert on the Taliban has told the BBC's World at One programme that the school attack was a sign that the army offensive in Waziristan has been successful, leaving the group "annoyed and antagonised".

Ahmed Rashid said the attack aimed to demoralise the Pakistani army, and could also be read as a message to the campaigner for girls' education, Malala Yousafzai. Mr Rashid said the Pakistani Taliban "wanted to show that their opposition to what [Yousafzai] stands for is still very much there".