Taliban gunmen attack Bacha Khan University in Pakistan; 25 killed, other injured

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PESHAWER:-Taliban gunmen attacked on Bacha Khan University at northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan by amuck fire on students and teachers on Wednesday in which around 25 persons were killed and other 50 persons were injured in this incident.
According to the media report, the gunmen entered the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda district of the province, some 50 kms southwest of Peshawar, and opened fire on students including teachers in classrooms and hostels. The injured persons were sent to hospital for remedy. An emergency has been declared in all hospitals in the town. All schools have been closed in the area. Yousafzai said between 4 to 10 attackers were involved in attack. “Such cowardice attack could not shake the resolve of the Government in the fight against terrorism,” he said. Pakistan Army squads also rushed to the University from Peshawar and started operation. Army spokesman Lt Gen Asim Salim Bajwa tweeted that four terrorists were killed during operation launched by security forces to clear the University. Earlier, two terrorists who were firing from inside the university block were shot and killed by the army. Surveillance operation has been completed. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed the responsibility for the attack, the Express Tribune reported. University Chancellor Dr Fazal Rahim said there are over 3,000 students present inside the university along with an additional 600 guests who are present for a poetic symposium to mark the death anniversary of Khudai Khidmatgar Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan alias Baacha Khan who died on January 20, 1988. Rahim said four guards of university and one policeman were killed in attack. Chairman Chemistry Department Hamid has been martyred by the firing of the militants.
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