A 15 year old Pakistani teenager Aitzaz Hassan, who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber, saving the lives of hundreds of students, in Hangu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was honoured with the country's highest award for bravery.
Hassan become a national hero after tackling the bomber who came to attack his school on Monday while hundreds of students were inside.
He died in hospital after the bomber blew himself up at the school gates. No one else was wounded or killed in the incident.
The office of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said it had advised President Mamnoon Hussain "to approve the conferment of Sitara-e-Shujjat [star of bravery] to Shaheed [martyred] Aitzaz Hassan.
"Shaheed Aitzaz's brave act saved the lives of hundreds of students and established a sterling example of gallantry and patriotism," it said in a statement issued late on Friday.
A senior adviser to the provincial government Amjad Afridi, told AFP: "We have decided to name Aitzaz Hassan's school after him. We will also construct a sports stadium in Hangu and will name it after Hassan."
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