Panic erupts as armed man opens fire oustide school in Bahawalnagar

All students were safely evacuated from the school

Panic and fear gripped as an armed man fired outside a private school in Haroonabad area of Bahawalnagar, Express News reported.

Heavy contingents of police reached the site and safely evacuated the school.

Earlier, reports suggested armed men tried to enter the school. However, police denied any such reports saying the school was searched and no one was found inside.

Earlier this year, a firing incident near Viqar-un-Nisa School and College for Girls in Rawalpindi caused panic and fear in the vicinity.



Last week, militants stormed a police training centre near Quetta. At least 61 security personnel were killed, and 165 others were injured as terrorists stormed the police training centre near Quetta. Three terrorists entered the New Sariab Police Training College, some 13 kilometres away from Quetta city. They headed straight for the hostel where police recruits were sleeping.

This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.