Eleven students shot dead in Deobandi terrorist attack in Peshawar

At least eleven students were killed and 37 people injured as four Deobandi takfiri terrorists stormed the hostel of Peshawar’s Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) on Friday morning. The number of casualties is expected to increase as a clearance operation is underway. The attack was claimed by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, a banned Deobandi takfiri terrorist outfit who continued to target innocent Muslims even on the birthday of Prophet of Islam and Humanity Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH). Taliban-allied ASWJ’s Deobandi terrorists shot dead three Sunni Muslims in Khairpur while the latter were taking out a rally in connection with the birth anniversary of the Prophet (PBUH) yesterday.

Hayatabad Medical Complex Director Shahzad Akbar said six dead and 18 injured had been brought to the hospital. Khyber Teaching Hospital sources said they had received three bodies and 17 wounded.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said two soldiers were injured in the attack and shifted to Combined Military Hospital for treatment.
According to initial reports, hospital sources said that there are seven students, one Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, one police officer, a guard, and a journalist among the wounded.
The process of recovering the injured from the hostel is ongoing.
Terrorists killed
ISPR confirmed that three terrorists were killed in the operation conducted by security forces.
However, police officials present at the site of the attack said that four terrorists were killed.
Footage showing weapons and explosive recovered from the terrorists.
SSP Operations Sajjad Khan said that five attackers had been spotted wearing suicide jackets.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police said all terrorists have been neutralised after a “successful clearance operation” by security forces.
Suicide jackets, three grenades, two bombs and one pistol were recovered from inside the building of the ATI, according to a reporter present at the site of the attack.
‘Terrorists came prepared for a big attack’
KP Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra said News that the terrorists today came prepared to stage a bigger attack than they were able to execute.
He condemned the terror attack on Eid Miladun Nabi. “Who can commit such an attack on this day?” he asked. “This action is against our religion. It proves that those who do such things really are terrorists.”
“At least 80 per cent terrorism has been eradicated under Operation Raddul Fasaad. They [terrorists] are attacking soft targets trying to show their presence,” the KP governor said.
“The public needs to stay alert and inform the army and police of suspicious individuals,” he added.
‘Attack happened suddenly,’ says KP CM
Chief Minister Peshawar Pervaiz Khattak said that although the KP police is “always alert, this incident happened suddenly”.
“The police arrived and took control… Security measures have been taken keeping Eid Miladun Nabi in view. Our police was there soon after the firing started.”