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2023 Parachinar school shooting
LocationParachinar,Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date4 May 2023
Attack typemass shooting
Deaths8
Motiveunknown

On 4 May 2023 a school shooting took place at a high school in Parachinar, Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, leaving seven dead. Earlier in the day a teacher from the same school was shot dead in a separate attack.

Shooting

A group surrounded the Government High School in Tari Mangal, where the teachers at the school were performing exam duties and students were taking exams. The group then opened fire in the staffroom of the high school, killing eight people, which included five teachers and three attendants and school support staff. Several of the killed were from Pakistan's minority Shiite community, which were frequently targeted by militants. Law enforcement were also attacked while responding to the incident, where three police officers were injured.

Response

An emergency was declared for all the health facilities in Kurram District, and the Kohat Board postponed exams for ninth and tenth graders. The perpetrators then fled the incident area, prompting a hunt.

Reactions

The KP interim Chief Minister, Mohammad Azam Khan, blamed the shooting on a land dispute. Upper Kurram District Police Officer Muhammad Imran responded to the incident by implementing security measures, closing down traffic, and starting talks with tribal chiefs to get things back to normal. Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, and the interim chief minister of KP requested reports on the attacks, while interior minister Rana Sanaullah tweeted that those responsible would face consequences. Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari also condemned the attack.

Following the incident, Zahid Hussain, a teacher union representative, pleaded with teachers throughout KP to keep the schools closed until the offenders were apprehended. Many people condemned the attacks, with President Arif Alvi and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari calling for those responsible to be punished.

References

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  2. ^ "Pakistan school shooting leaves several teachers dead". BBC News. 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  3. Saifi, Sophia (2023-05-04). "Eight school staff shot dead in northern Pakistan". CNN. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. "Attacks across Pakistan, including school shooting, kill 14". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  5. ^ "Eight school teachers shot dead in targeted attacks in Pakistan's restive northwest". Deccan Herald. 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
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