Islamabad: More than 1200 private schools remain closed in the district PakistanAgitators on Tuesday warned of an Islamabad march if the culprits were not arrested within 24 hours and to restore peace in protest against the attack on a school van in northwestern Swat district on Monday.
The van driver was killed and two students were injured in the attack. latest violence amusing Swat Valley Recent times have revived memories of horrors seen in years when the region was controlled by Pakistani Taliban,
School van targeted a day after the 10th anniversary of the shooting of the Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai From Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Swat when she was a schoolgirl.
Locals blamed the banned TTP for Monday’s attack, but it denied the allegation. Nor has any other group claimed responsibility so far. In a second incident on Monday, two boys and a girl were injured when their school van rammed into a shootout between two groups in Dir district.
The protests, which began hours after Monday’s attacks, continued on Tuesday as they staged a sit-in on the main road connecting the upper reaches of Swat to the low-lying areas, disrupting traffic.
The protesters refused to bury the van driver until their demand was met. “We have given 24 hours to the government. If the demands are not met, we will march to Islamabad,” said a protester.
Nisar Ahmed, an office-bearer of the Association of Private Schools, had announced that they would keep schools in the district closed and would participate in civil society protests.
“People are angry. Students from all private schools came out to protest,” said Ahmed Shah, principal of a private school.
The van driver was killed and two students were injured in the attack. latest violence amusing Swat Valley Recent times have revived memories of horrors seen in years when the region was controlled by Pakistani Taliban,
School van targeted a day after the 10th anniversary of the shooting of the Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai From Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Swat when she was a schoolgirl.
Locals blamed the banned TTP for Monday’s attack, but it denied the allegation. Nor has any other group claimed responsibility so far. In a second incident on Monday, two boys and a girl were injured when their school van rammed into a shootout between two groups in Dir district.
The protests, which began hours after Monday’s attacks, continued on Tuesday as they staged a sit-in on the main road connecting the upper reaches of Swat to the low-lying areas, disrupting traffic.
The protesters refused to bury the van driver until their demand was met. “We have given 24 hours to the government. If the demands are not met, we will march to Islamabad,” said a protester.
Nisar Ahmed, an office-bearer of the Association of Private Schools, had announced that they would keep schools in the district closed and would participate in civil society protests.
“People are angry. Students from all private schools came out to protest,” said Ahmed Shah, principal of a private school.