Ambush leaves five schoolchildren injured

Ambush leaves five schoolchildren injured

In a tragic incident on Tuesday morning, a masked gunman opened indiscriminate fire on a school van in the outskirts of Battagram, in the village of Pirhadi, leaving five children severely injured. Two of the injured are reported to be in critical condition. The attack occurred when a group of children from Pirhadi boarded a Toyota Hiace van to travel to school in Battagram city. A short distance into the journey, a masked, armed man ambushed th…

Five students among 6 injured in Battagram school van firing

Police say attacker's motive was "personal enmity".

Firing on school van in Battagram leaves seven injured

A driver and six students were critically injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a school van in Battagram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Tuesday. District Police Officer (DPO) Ayaz Khan said the incident appeared to be the result of an old enmity with the driver. The school van was coming from the Peer Pahari area of Battagram. One girl and five boys received bullet wounds. Soon after receiving the report of the incide…

Six children injured in shooting attack on school van in Battagram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A tragic incident took place recently in Battagram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where a school van going from Pirhari Koza Banda to the city was attacked by unidentified attackers with a firing. The attack was carried out while the van was on its way to Battagram, a town in the rural area of the district. Information on the incident confirms that the school van had a load of children aboard, and it was traveling to the city when the unidentif…