Pakistan University Latest Target of Militant Attacks
Pakistan attack: Gunmen kill 19 at Bacha Khan University
The attack on the Bacha Khan University in northwestern Pakistan on
Wednesday, which killed 20 people and was claimed by a breakaway Taliban faction, is the latest in a series of attacks spanning more than a decade.
The attacks, which have killed tens of thousands of civilians and
security personnel, have been claimed by the Pakistani Taliban and other
militants, who are deeply opposed to Islamabad's decision to partner
with the United States against al-Qaida in the wake of the Sept. 11,
2001 attacks.
The attacks have mainly targeted security forces and the country's
Shiite minority. The deadliest attack was carried out just over a year
ago, when Taliban militants stormed an army-run school in Peshawar, not
far from the scene of Wednesday's attack, killing some 150 people,
mainly children.
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