Assailants kill school van driver, injure kid; teachers and students protest

Swat: A driver was killed, while a student was injured after unidentified motorcylists opened fire on a school van in Swat’s Char Bagh area on Monday, police said.

The incident took place earlier today outside the Knowledge City School in the Guli Bagh locality, poliec said, adding there were 15 students inside the vehicle at the time of the attack.

Police claimed that the target of today’s incident was the driver of the school van and not the children.

The body and injured student were shifted to the Khwazakhela Hospital.

Police launched search operation in the area to trace the suspects. 

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan took notice of the attack, directing the provincial police chief to prepare an investigation report.

He extended condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

-- Teachers and students protest --

After the incident, hundreds of students and teachers of private schools in Swat took to the streets against terrorist activities in the region.

Protesters held banners and placards bearing messages of peace as they gathered at Nishat Chowk in Mingora. They also chanted slogans demanding peace in Swat and Malakand Division.

They said it was the state’s responsibility to ensure the security of every citizen.