Terrorists attack at Peshawar school,124 killed including teacher

Peshawar: At least 124 people including 84 children were martyred and over forty injured when terrorists attacked a army public school on Warsak Road Peshawar on Tuesday .

Security forces have started operation after cordoning off the area.Security forces have encircled the premises of the school to ensure safe recovery of the children and the staff.Number of students and staff members have been rescued and gun fight is continued.

An official from the LRH hospital confirms that 26 people have been killed. He says that the security official among the dead has not yet been identified.

PTI MPA Shaukat Yousufzai says the main area of the school, including the junior section, has been cleared and that the operation has shifted to the administrative block where the terrorists are holed up.Yousufzai also says that the terrorists carried out a blast, possibly by a suicide bomber, in a portion of the school where an event was being held.

Eyewitness have said that five to six terrorists entered into the school by jumping the boundary wall and started firing.ISPR has said that Rescue operation by troops underway as exchange of fire continues.An ISPR statement says that a large number of students and teachers have been set free. The statement added that there were reports of deaths of some teachers and students as well.some of the terrorists are still inside the school holding the staff and children hostage.

President Mamnoon Hussain & Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned the terror attack in Peshawar vowing to continue war against terror till the last terrorist is alive.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed the federal and provincial authorities to ensure that everyone inside the school is rescued safely.

The President expressed sorrow and grief over the loss of precious human lives in the attack. The President also expressed deep sympathies with the bereaved families.

President Mamnoon Hussain directed the authorities concerned to provide the best medical assistance to the injured. He also reiterated that such coward attacks cannot deter the resolve and morale of Pakistani nation adding that operation against militants would continue till the elimination of last terrorist.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves for Peshawar to supervise the ongoing operation against Taliban.

“I have decided to proceed to Peshawar and I will supervise the operation my self,” PM Nawaz Sharif said in a short statement before his departure to Peshawar.

“These are my children and it is my loss,” the premier said.

CM KP Pervaiz Khattak has strongly condemned in terror attack and said that there are 24 bodies at Lady Reading Hospital and 60 at CMH.“There are 43 injured admitted to LRH and 40 to CMH,” he adds.

He said that rescue operation is still going on and most parts of the school building have been cleared except for the principal’s room and another area.“Around 10 men wearing FC uniform entered the building; security personnel killed two while another blew himself up,” he added.

JUI-F chief Molana Fazal ur Rehman has strongly condemned terrorist attack in a school and said that it was a very sad moment,a moment to mourn. He directed party workers to reach out and help the victims.

Operation has been completed as all fiver terrorists have been killed by security forces,an official has stated.