Pakistani Police: Gunmen Storm University in Northwest

Following the attack, social media users took to Twitter to express their grief.

The ongoing assault began on Wednesday morning at the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, about 140km from the capital Islamabad. The Pakistani Taliban have in the past targeted the party for its anti-militant policies. Pakistan’s Dawn News has reported from the inputs of a rescued student that about 60 to 70 students has been shot in the head by the attackers.(ALSO READ: Terrorists attack on Bacha Khan University in Pakistan, 2 killed).

The gunmen had stormed the campus on its southern side, he said.

Just days ago, some schools in Peshawar were closed by the authorities amid reports that militants were planning an attack.

Explosions were heard after gunmen stormed the university Bacha Khan University in Charsadda.

The army said four attackers had been killed as the Taliban said four of its suicide attackers were involved.

One police official said the attack began after the gunmen snuck onto school grounds using the cover of Pakistan’s chronically foggy mornings during the winter.

A Taliban leader, Khalifa Umar Mansoor, made the claim in a phone call to The Associated Press from an undisclosed location.

At least ten people have been killed and a further 20 are injured. A majority of the victims are said to be security forces.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the Quetta attack.

Pakistan’s prime minister has vowed to fight to the end and destroy “the menace of terrorism” as a major battle is unfolding in the country’s northwest.

Almost a dozen people, mostly civilians, have lost their lives after a bomb explosion ripped through a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan.

Local media reported at least three gunmen entered the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and opened fire on students and teachers in classrooms and hostels.

MPA Fazal Shakoor, who was elected from Charsadda, says army contingents have also arrived at the scene and that firing is continuing.

Police guards and paramilitary troops guarding a highway leading to Afghanistan in the Jamrud area of Khyber tribal district were the targets, administration official Manzoor Shah said.