8 school teachers shot dead in targeted attacks in Pakistan's restive northwest

Eight school teachers were killed on Thursday in two separate incidents of targeted shooting in Pakistans restive northwest tribal district bordering Afghanistan police saidIn the first incident some unknown gunmen stormed the staff room of Teri Mengal High School in the Upper Kurram tribal district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and shot dead seven teachers on exam duty according to policeThe attackers fled after the attack In a separate incident a school teacher was killed when his car was ambushed by unknown gunmen on Shalozan Road in Parachinar headquarters of the same districtNo group or individual claimed responsibility for the attacksHowever the incidents come just two days after Pakistani security forces killed Abdul Jabar Shah a notorious TehreekiTaliban Pakistan TTP commander and two others and made several key arrests in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinceAfter the brutal firing incident an emergency has been declared in all the health facilities of the districtThe Kohat Board exam for 9th and 10th grades has also been postponed after the killingsThe police have launched a massive hunt to arrest the killersPresident Arif Alvi condemned the incident and expressed hope that the culprits would soon be arrested and punished according to lawSeparately at least six soldiers were killed and three terrorists eliminated during a clash that occurred between security forces and the terrorists in northwest Pakistan on ThursdayThe confrontation between the army and the terrorists occurred in the Dirdoni area of the North Waziristan tribal district the armys media wing ISPR saidTwo terrorists were also injured in the retaliatory fireAlso readPakistan govt PTI agree to hold sameday elections across countryThe operation against terrorists would continue till the complete elimination of the terrorists the ISPR saidThe outlawed TTP has increased the attacks in recent months and has apparently become stronger since the takeover of Afghanistan by the TalibanThe militant group set up as an umbrella group of several militant outfits in 2007 called off a ceasefire with the federal government and ordered its militants to stage terrorist attacks countrywideThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever