The emergency has been declared after the attack in hospitals of the area ; Schools and colleges were closed; a big security team and military in Peshawar took the front and the combative operation began. The terrorists were killed after 3 hours encounter. According to Shaukat Yusufjai, the leader of Pakistan Tehrik-e- Insaf party (PTI), the attack was by 4 to 10 terrorists; some of them may have fled.
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| THE MAN INJURED IN ATTACK IS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL IN PAKISTAN |
A big terror attack on Wednesday
occurred in Bacha Khan University in Charsadda city of Pakhtunkhwa Khyber of
North- West Pakistan 50 kilometer away from Peshawar. At least 25 people died
in this attack while more than 50 were injured. In the retaliatory action of
military and security forces, 4 terrorist were killed. 600 guests and 3000
students in university were present at the hour of attack. Which of the
organizations took responsibility of attack has released different information.
According to police, the
gun-toting man entered in university campus at morning 9.30 am. They opened
indiscriminate firing on the students and professors in hostel and classroom.
Many students were shot in forehead.
Nawaz Sharif said, “There is no
religion of attackers on the innocent students and public; government is
committed to eliminate them.”
Mushaira on the death anniversary
of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, a freedom fighter, was being staged. Gaffer khan was
one of the legends in the freedom of Hindustan. He was well known Bacha Khan or
Badshah Khan. The university was established in his name.
Umar Mansoor, Commander TTP
(Tehrik-E-Taliban Pakistan) took responsibility of attack first. He said, “The
attack was done by our 4 fighters. It was a vengeance of fighters’ death after
killing by military in Peshawar army school in 2014.”
Mansoor was the mastermind behind
the attack on army school. However the official spokesperson of organization,
Mohammad Khorasani said in written statement, “We are not behind the attack.”
According to preliminary
investigation, the phone call from Afghanistan received here may be linked with
to this attack.
Nawaz Sharif on visit to
participate in the world economic forum at Switzerland condemned the attack.
The Chief of army, General Raheel Sharif, inspected the situation having
reached on the spot.
