December 14, 2025 09:18 am (IST)
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Pakistan school attack: Taliban terrorists kill 126
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): In a dreadful attack, Tehreek-e-Taliban terrorists killed at least 126 people including 84 students after they stormed into the Army Public School and College in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Tuesday morning, latest media reports said.
Among those killed, 84 were school students.
About 122 other students and teachers have suffered injuries while some of them are in a serious condition.
The Taliban terror outfit claimed the responsibility of the attack and said it is a response to the Pakistan Army’s military operation in North Waziristan launched in June 2014.
According to reports, six estimated terrorists stormed into the school and targetted the children.
They reportedly shouted slogans against the Pakistani government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Imran Khan.
Security forces surrounded the Army Public School & College soon after the terrorists of the Tehreek-e-Taliban stormed the campus in the morning.
About 500 students and teachers were believed to have been taken hostages by the terrorists.
The security forces have cordoned off the school while reports said some children are still being held hostages by Taliban gunmen.
According to reports, five terrorists were also killed, who were asked to attack older children in the school to take revenge against the Pakistani government.
Two loud blasts were also reported from the site of attack. At least one suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up in the school.
According to Pakistani TV channel reports, children were used as human shields by terrorists during exchange of fire with Pakistani security forces.
The security forces have now confined the terrorists to the last four blocks of the school.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reached Peshawar.
While interacting with the media, he said all those responsible for the attack will not be spared.
"My condolences with the families of those who lost their kids in the terror attack," Sharif said.
Earlier, he directed all civil and military security agencies to rescue every one from the school safely.
As the number of casualties are increasing, hospitals are facing severe blood shortages.
Condemning the incident, PTI's Imran Khan tweeted: "Shocked at attack on school in Peshawar. Strongly condemn this inhuman act of utter barbarism."
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister has condemned the terror attack in Peshawar. ​
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​​ "Strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack at a school in Peshawar. It is a senseless act of unspeakable brutality that has claimed lives of the most innocent of human beings - young children in their school. My heart goes out to everyone who lost their loved ones today. We share their pain and offer our deepest condolences," the Prime Minister said in a statement. ​
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India's Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also condemned the attack.
"I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on a school at Peshwar(Pakistan). This dastardly & inhuman attack exposes the real face of terrorism. My heart goes out to the families of those children who got killed by the terrorists in Peshwar. I express my condolences to those families."
"Our hearts go out to the grief stricken families of the innocent children killed & injured in this barbaric attack in Peshawar. We condemn horrific attack on innocent school children in Peshawar," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin stated.
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