Terrorists Attack PakBacha Khan University In Charsadda
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan condemned the terrorist attack on the Bacha Khan University.
“I am going to Charsadda myself, and will review the situation myself. We are united against terrorism and all of Pakistan is on page,” he told reporters. Khan said that he will speak to the media again after reaching Charsadda and reviewing the situation himself.
Militants stormed the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda on Wednesday, martyring at least 19 people and wounding dozens as the army hunted for any gunmen still are holed up on the campus, officials said.
Security officials said the death toll could rise to as army commandos cleared out student hostels and classrooms.
Government officials gave contradicting figures for the death toll, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial legislator Shaukat Yousafzai saying as many as 25 people had been killed by the attackers.
But officials at the District Headquarters Hospital confirmed that 19 bodies had been brought to the facility.
Those confirmed to have been martyred included four security guards, a policeman, a chemistry professor, and two students.
The army said four terrorists were also killed by security personnel as they scoured the campus for any remaining attackers.
The Bacha Khan University is a public university approximately 15 kilometers from the centre of Charsadda city. It is named after the peace activist and leader Bacha Khan whose message of peace remains the motto of the university.
The attack comes on the same date as his death anniversary when a poetic symposium has been organized on campus. University officials said around 600 guests were also at the university when the attackers entered the campus and opened fire.
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