Pakistan university reopens after deadly Taliban raid

A Pakistani university has resumed classes amid heightened security nearly a month after Taliban fighters stormed the campus, killing 21 students and teachers. The Bacha Khan University, in the town of Charsadda in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, re-opened on Monday, guarded by hundreds of police, highlighting an atmosphere of fear after the Taliban vowed to continue to strike […]

A Pakistani university has resumed classes amid heightened security nearly a month after Taliban fighters stormed the campus, killing 21 students and teachers.
The Bacha Khan University, in the town of Charsadda in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, re-opened on Monday, guarded by hundreds of police, highlighting an atmosphere of fear after the Taliban vowed to continue to strike schools throughout the country.  The university’s vice chancellor Fazal-ur-Rahim Marwat welcomed the students back, assuring them that all possible security measures had been taken.