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2023 Parachinar school shooting

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2023 Parachinar school shooting
LocationParachinar,Kurram District,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan
Date4 May 2023
Attack type
Mass shooting
Deaths8
Injured3
Motiveunknown

On 4 May 2023, aschool shootingtook place at ahigh schoolinParachinar,Kurram District,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan,killing seven people and wounding three police officers. Earlier in the day, a teacher from the same school was shot dead in a separate attack.

Shooting

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During school hours, an unidentified group of gunmen surrounded Government High SchoolTari Mangal,where the teachers at the school were performing exam duties and students were taking exams.[1]The group then opened fire in the staffroom of the high school, killing seven people, which included four teachers and two attendants.[1][2]

The victims were from Pakistan's minorityShiitecommunity, which is frequently targeted by militants.[3][4]Most teachers were from the localTuritribe.[4]Law enforcement were also attacked while responding to the incident, resulting in three police officers being injured.[1]

Earlier that day, aSunniteacher from the same school was shot dead inKurramin a separate attack.[4]It is speculated that the mass shooting was possibly conducted in response.[2]

Response

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An emergency was declared for all the health facilities in Kurram District, and the Kohat Board postponed exams for ninth and tenth graders.[5]The perpetrators then fled the incident area, prompting a hunt.[5]

Motive

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Regional authorities provided contradictory motives for the shootings, with the provincial chief minister stating it was over a property dispute, while the regional commissioner said it was due to sectarian antagonism.[2]

Reactions

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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 ministerRana Sanaullahtweeted that those responsible would face consequences.[6]

PresidentArif Alviand Foreign MinisterBilawal Bhutto Zardaricalled for those responsible for the attack to be punished.[4]Former Pakistani PresidentAsif Ali Zardariand senior Shiite leader Inayat Hussain Toori also condemned the attack.[1][7]

On 5 May, thousands of mourners attended the victims' mass funeral and rallied against the killings.[7]

References

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  1. ^abcd"Pakistan school shooting leaves several teachers dead".BBC News.4 May 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 4 May 2023.Retrieved4 May2023.
  2. ^abc"Six Shi'ite, one Sunni Muslims killed in northwest Pakistan shootings".Reuters.4 May 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 4 May 2023.Retrieved5 May2023.
  3. ^Khan, Riaz (4 May 2023)."Attacks across Pakistan, including school shooting, kill 14".ABC News.Associated Press.Archivedfrom the original on 4 May 2023.Retrieved4 May2023.
  4. ^abcd"Several teachers killed in Pakistan school shooting".Al Jazeera.4 May 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 4 May 2023.Retrieved5 May2023.
  5. ^ab"Eight school teachers shot dead in targeted attacks in Pakistan's restive northwest".Deccan Herald.4 May 2023.Retrieved4 May2023.
  6. ^"At least seven teachers killed in attack in Parachinar school".The Express Tribune.4 May 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 5 May 2023.Retrieved5 May2023.
  7. ^ab"Mourners attend funerals of 7 Shiite teachers in NW Pakistan".Associated Press.5 May 2023.Retrieved6 May2023.

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