Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan has sought report of the brutal murder of seven schoolteachers in Kurram tribal district of the province.
He took notice of the incident and directed district administration as well as police to submit a report in this connection. The chief minister expressed his sorrow over the loss of precious human lives, saying that targeting teachers inside a government school were indeed a tragic incident.
In a press statement issued here he directed police to arrest those responsible for the heinous crime.
He observed that those who want to take law in their own hand will be punished and no one will be allowed to create law and order situation in the district.
He also directed the police to take steps to protect the lives of innocent people.
He also expressed his grief over the martyrdom of six army men in Waziristan and said that the security forces were at the forefront of sacrificing their lives for the motherland.
On Thursday at least seven schoolteachers were gunned down in two different incidents in the Tari Mangal area of Kurram tribal district.
All those killed were from the Shia community and they were targeted in a Sunni majority area.
The tragic incident invited widespread condemnation from political parties.
Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber-Pakhunkhwa President Aimal Wali Khan said that the schoolteachers were attacked inside the premises of a school in Upper Kurram.
“These teachers were there for exam duty who were targeted. The attackers should be brought to justice and made an example of for others,” he said, adding that the responsibility should be fixed and strict action should be taken against those involved.
Similarly, Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Central leader Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao also condemned the attack at security forces and brutal murder of schoolteachers in Kurram.
He said that the law and order situation was worsening with each passing day and causing widespread panic among the local communities.
He urged the provincial government to take concrete steps to control the situation otherwise complete anarchy will prevail.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 5th, 2023.
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