A Pakistani security personal drags the dead body of a terrorist following an attack at Bacha Khan University.

CHARSADDA, Pakistan—Gunmen from a faction of the Pakistani Taliban stormed a university campus in the country’s northwest on Wednesday and killed at least 21 people, officials said.

The army was called in to help the university’s guards and police in an hourslong battle to retake control of Bacha Khan University, which is about 130 kilometers west of the capital, Islamabad.

Pakistan university assault: Bacha Khan security guard recounts shock of discovering body of ‘professor who gave his …

The Independent – ‎1 hour ago‎

In Charsadda, Shiraz Ali, a security guard at Bacha Khan, reflected on how he survived the massacre. The 35-year-old told The Independent: “I was shocked to hear voices loudly shouting ‘terrorists’. And then there was a first burst of gunfire which I …

 

Pakistan attack: Gunmen kill 19 at Bacha Khan University

BBC News – ‎6 hours ago‎

But damage to life and property this time has been much less, mainly due to swift action by the local police, but also because of the fact that the university had its own team of more than 50 trainedsecurity guards on duty who first confronted the …

 

Pakistani Taliban Attack University in Northwest, Leaving at Least 21 Dead

Wall Street Journal – ‎8 hours ago‎

Military spokesman Lt. Gen. Asim Bajwa said soldiers killed all four assailants. Gunfire erupted around 9 a.m., causing panic and confusion as heavy fog meant that students, employees andsecurity guards couldn’t see what was happening, survivors said.

 

At least 21 dead in Taliban attack on Pakistan University

USA TODAY College – ‎5 hours ago‎

“I was on duty on the main gate of the university when I heard gunshots,” said security guard Nur Rehman, who was hospitalized with gunshot wounds. “I rushed to evacuate the hostel and, while I was running, I got shot with bullets and got injured. Due …

 

At least 19 killed in attack on Bacha Khan University in Pakistan

CNN – ‎4 hours ago‎

While the attack caught the university off guard, it wasn’t completely unexpected. Pakistan’s minister of state education, Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman, told CNN that security in the region was heightened because of intelligence of a potential attack in …

 

At least 21 killed in Pakistani university attack; Taliban claims responsibility

Los Angeles Times – ‎9 hours ago‎

Shahzad Khan, a security guard, said he opened fire at the assailants but ran out of ammunition. Witnesses said one professor and at least two female students were among the dead, along with campus security guards. Abdul Majeed, a photojournalist who …

 

Taliban kill at least 20 in hours-long gunbattle at Pakistani university

Chicago Tribune – ‎1 hour ago‎

The attackers climbed over the back walls of the university and shot at a security guard before making their way to the administration building and the male students’ dorms, police official Saeed Khan Wazir said. Soldiers and police raced to the scene …

 

Gunmen storm university in Pakistan leaving 20 dead, including at least a dozen students

New York Daily News – ‎10 hours ago‎

A gang of Taliban militants stormed a northern Pakistan university, killing at least 20 people and wounding 19, authorities said. Explosions rang out amid foggy conditions at the start of classes at Bacha Khan University, where Pakistani police and …

 

Initial Reports of 1 Death in North Pakistan University Attack

Sputnik International – ‎17 hours ago‎

“Unconfirmed reports claim that at least one security guard has been killed in the attack so far,” the Daily Pakistan publication said, adding that initial reports say at least four gunmen have entered the Bacha Khan University premises. It cited …

 

Taliban gunmen attack university in Northern Pakistan

KSAT San Antonio – ‎7 hours ago‎

Ambulances were at the scene and the wounded were taken to hospital. The attackers entered the university compound by climbing over back walls and shooting at a security guard before they made their way to the administration building and the male …

 

Taliban kill 20 in attack at northwest Pakistani university

KABC-TV – ‎6 hours ago‎

Taliban gunmen stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and triggering an hours-long gunbattle with the army and police before the military declared that the assault in a town near the city of Peshawar was …

 

A Deadly Assault on a Pakistan University

The Atlantic – ‎7 hours ago‎

Updated January 20 at 10:54 a.m. EST. At least 20 people were killed and more were injured when armed gunmen stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday. The hours-long attack at Bacha Khan University in Charsadda began shortly …

 

At least 21 dead in ‘Taliban’ attack on Pakistan university

Yahoo News – ‎11 hours ago‎

Security forces said the young attackers had hidden in fields surrounding the Bacha Khan university in the northwestern town of Charsadda, taking advantage of fog that severely restricted visibility to enter the premises unnoticed. A university …

 

Slaughter on campus: Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for deadly attack

wtvr.com – ‎6 hours ago‎

“There was firing between attackers and security forces,” the student told DawnNews. “After everything was over, the army men knocked on our room and told us we were safe.” While the attack caught the university off guard, it wasn’t completely unexpected.

 

Militants kill at least 19 people after storming Pakistan university

Business Insider – ‎10 hours ago‎

A security official said the death toll could rise to as high as 40 at Bacha Khan University in Charsadda in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The army said it had concluded operations to clear the campus six hours after the attack began and that four …

 

Chemistry teacher hailed as martyr

HERE. NOW – ‎2 hours ago‎

Nisham had rammed his Hummer against security guard Chandrabose (51), after brutally beating him up as he was reportedly angry over the delay in opening the main gates of the posh residential complex ‘Shobha City’ here early January 29 last year.