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{{Infobox civilian attack |
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| title = 2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack |
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| location = [[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]] |
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| target = [[Agricultural Training Institute, Peshawar]] |
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| date = {{start date|2017|12|01}} |
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| type = [[Mass murder]], [[school shooting]] |
| type = [[Mass murder]], [[school shooting]] |
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| fatalities = 9 |
| fatalities = 9 (+4)<ref name="Gunmen attack Peshawar Agricultural Training Institute">{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/gunmen-attack-peshawar-university-agriculture-171201053146138.html|website=www.aljazeera.com|title=Gunmen attack Peshawar Agricultural Training Institute|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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| injuries = 35+<ref name="Peshawar attack: Eleven martyred, over 30 injured">{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/150948/peshawar-attack-12-including-journalist-injured-clearance-operation-underway/| |
| injuries = 35+<ref name="Peshawar attack: Eleven martyred, over 30 injured">{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/150948/peshawar-attack-12-including-journalist-injured-clearance-operation-underway/|website=dailytimes.com.pk|title=Peshawar attack: Eleven martyred, over 30 injured|date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Nine killed, 37 injured as terrorists attack Agriculture Training Institute Peshawar">{{cite web|url=http://thefrontierpost.com/nine-killed-37-injured-terrorists-attack-agriculture-training-institute-peshawar/|website=thefrontierpost.com|title=Nine killed, 37 injured as terrorists attack Agriculture Training Institute Peshawar|date=December 2017|access-date=1 December 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201232530/http://thefrontierpost.com/nine-killed-37-injured-terrorists-attack-agriculture-training-institute-peshawar/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| victims = [[University student |
| victims = [[University student]]s and Forces |
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| assailants = [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan]] |
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On 1 December 2017, 3–4 gunmen arrived at |
On 1 December 2017, 3–4 gunmen arrived at the hostel of [[Agricultural Training Institute, Peshawar|Agricultural Training Institute]] at [[Agricultural University Peshawar]] and started firing as a result of which at least 13 people were killed and 35+ were injured. [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan|Tehreek-e-Taliban]] claimed responsibility for the attack. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Most students had gone home due to the long weekend. The hostel of the directorate was officially closed on Friday as the country |
Most students had gone home due to the long weekend. The hostel of the directorate was officially closed on Friday as the country celebrated [[Mawlid|Eid Miladun Nabi]]. This is the second attack in a week in Peshawar; on the same day, senior police official Mohammad Ashraf Noor was killed in a [[2017 Peshawar police vehicle attack|suicide attack in the Hayatabad]] area of the city. Previously, Taliban gunmen killed at least 20 people during a January 2016 [[Bacha Khan University attack|attack on Bacha Khan University]] in Charsadda, while over a hundred children were killed in a [[2014 Peshawar school massacre|militant raid on Army Public School]] on 16 December 2014.<ref name="Four injured in 'bomb and gun attack' on Peshawar's Agriculture Directorate">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/251320-four-injured-in-firing-near-peshwars-zar|website=www.thenews.com.pk|title=Four injured in 'bomb and gun attack' on Peshawar's Agriculture Directorate|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Four injured as heavy fire continues inside Peshawar's Agricultural Training Institute">{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1573434/1-four-injured-heavy-fire-continues-inside-peshawars-agricultural-training-institute/=|website=tribune.com.pk|title=Four injured as heavy fire continues inside Peshawar's Agricultural Training Institute|access-date=1 December 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==Attack== |
==Attack== |
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On 1 December 2017, 3–4 |
On 1 December 2017, 3–4 [[burqa]]-clad gunmen, later claimed to be affiliated with the [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan]] (TTP), arrived in a rickshaw at the Directorate of Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in [[Peshawar]]. They shot the guard at the gate and then proceeded to the hostel of Agriculture Directorate at [[Agricultural University Peshawar]] and started firing. As a result, at least 13 people were killed and 35+ were injured. Three bodies and 16 injured persons were moved to the [[Khyber Teaching Hospital]], next to the directorate, for treatment while 6 bodies of students and 18 injured persons were moved to the [[Hayatabad Medical Complex]] (HMC). A local journalist was also injured in the attack.<ref name="Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm Peshawar training college">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42191487|title=Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm Peshawar training college|work=BBC News |date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Four injured as terrorists attack Peshawar Agriculture Directorate; operation under way">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/170174-firing-near-university-of-agriculture-peshawar|website=www.geo.tv|title=Four injured as terrorists attack Peshawar Agriculture Directorate; operation under way|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="3 injured in suspected militant attack on Peshawar Agricultural Directorate">{{cite web|url=http://nation.com.pk/01-Dec-2017/3-injured-in-suspected-militant-attack-on-peshawar-agricultural-directorate|website=nation.com.pk|title=3 injured in suspected militant attack on Peshawar Agricultural Directorate|date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Armed men open firing near Peshawar's Agricultural University">{{cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/416947-Peshawar:-Armed-men-open-firing-near-Agricultural-University-hostel|website=dunyanews.tv|title=Armed men open firing near Peshawar's Agricultural University|date=14 February 2008 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Nine dead as burqa-clad terrorists attack Peshawar's Agriculture Directorate">{{cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/416955-Operation-successful-as-all-terrorists-involved-in-Agriculture-Directora|website=dunyanews.tv|title=Nine dead as burqa-clad terrorists attack Peshawar's Agriculture Directorate|date=14 February 2008 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Nine dead, 35 injured as terrorists storm Peshawar Agricultural Training Institute">{{cite web|url=https://arynews.tv/en/gunmen-attack-peshawar-agriculture-university/|website=arynews.tv|title=Nine dead, 35 injured as terrorists storm Peshawar Agricultural Training Institute|date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Four injured in terror attack at Peshawar's agricultural university">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/terrorists-attach-peshawars-agricultural-university/articleshow/61874634.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|title=Four injured in terror attack at Peshawar's agricultural university|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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Immediately after the attack security forces |
Immediately after the attack, security forces surrounded the building and cordoned off the area. The police, Frontier Corps (FC), Rangers and Army reached the campus, and an exchange of fire between the attackers and the law enforcement personnel took place and 8 to 10 people were evacuated. The [[Inter-Services Public Relations|ISPR]] and [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police]] said all of the terrorists had been killed after a clearance operation by security forces. The area was being surveyed by military helicopters, while Peshawar's main University road (the major artery of the city) was closed for traffic. Seven students, four security officials, two watchmen and a journalist were among the injured. The [[Inter-Services Public Relations]] said two soldiers were injured in the attack and moved to the Combined Military Hospital for treatment.<ref name="Gunmen attack Agriculture University hostel in Peshawar">{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/12/peshawar-gunmen-attack-agriculture-university-hostel-five-injured/|website=www.samaa.tv|title=Gunmen attack Agriculture University hostel in Peshawar|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Peshawar attack: 4 terrorists killed, clearance operation underway">{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1374048|website=www.dawn.com|title=Peshawar attack: 4 terrorists killed, clearance operation underway|date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Taliban, disguised in burqas, attack Peshawar agriculture college">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/taliban-disguised-in-burqas-attack-agriculture-college-in-pakistan/article21241039.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|title=Taliban, disguised in burqas, attack Peshawar agriculture college|date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017|last1=Zaidi |first1=Mubashir }}</ref><ref name="Peshawar attack: At least 9 killed as burqa-clad Pakistani Taliban storm Agriculture Directorate">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/world/peshawar-attack-agriculture-directorate-pakistan-4962820/|website=indianexpress.com|title=Peshawar attack: At least 9 killed as burqa-clad Pakistani Taliban storm Agriculture Directorate|date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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==Responsibility== |
==Responsibility== |
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[[Inter Services Public Relations]] (ISPR) Director General Major General [[Asif Ghafoor]] said that the attack was planned, coordinated and executed by [[Fazlullah (militant leader)|Mullah Fazlullah]] group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)<ref name=" |
[[Inter Services Public Relations]] (ISPR) Director General Major General [[Asif Ghafoor]] said that the attack was planned, coordinated and executed by the [[Fazlullah (militant leader)|Mullah Fazlullah]] group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)<ref name="TTP's Mullah Fazlullah group behind Peshawar attack: ISPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/12/ttps-mullah-fazlullah-group-behind-peshawar-attack-ispr/|website=www.samaa.tv|title=TTP's Mullah Fazlullah group behind Peshawar attack: ISPR|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> and that the terrorists were in contact with others from Afghanistan.<ref name="Peshawar attack proves terrorists, abettors based in Afghanistan: DG ISPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/170205-peshawar-attack-proves-terrorists-their-abettors-based-in-afghanistan-dg-ispr|website=www.geo.tv|title=Peshawar attack proves terrorists, abettors based in Afghanistan: DG ISPR|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Peshawar university attack shows terrorists were based in Afghanistan: DG ISPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/12/01/peshawar-university-attack-shows-terrorists-were-based-in-afghanistan-dg-ispr/|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|title=Peshawar university attack shows terrorists were based in Afghanistan: DG ISPR|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Peshawar attackers were in contact with terrorists in Afghanistan: ISPR">{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1573780/1-peshawar-varsity-attackers-contacts-militants-afghanistan-ispr/|website=tribune.com.pk|title=Peshawar attackers were in contact with terrorists in Afghanistan: ISPR|date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> A spokesman of the [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan|Tehreek-e-Taliban]] claimed responsibility for the attack. |
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==Aftermath== |
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The Agricultural Training Institute was closed indefinitely<ref name="Agriculture Training Institute Peshawar closed for indefinite period after attack">{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1574135/1-agriculture-training-institute-peshawar-closed-indefinite-period/|website=tribune.com.pk|title=Agriculture Training Institute Peshawar closed for indefinite period after attack|date=2 December 2017 |access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> and an investigation began by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). Nine suspects were arrested from various areas of the provincial capital Peshawar after a joint search operation by police and security forces.<ref name="Police arrest nine suspects in search operation">{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/12/police-arrest-nine-suspects-search-operation/|website=www.samaa.tv|title=Police arrest nine suspects in search operation|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Investigation begins in Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack, case filed">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/170289-authorities-start-investigation-in-peshawar|website=www.geo.tv|title=Investigation begins in Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack, case filed|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> |
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==Reactions== |
==Reactions== |
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*[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] chairman [[Imran Khan]] condemned the militant attack on Directorate of Agriculture Institute of Peshawar. He |
*[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] chairman [[Imran Khan]] condemned the militant attack on Directorate of Agriculture Institute of Peshawar. He applauded the KPK police and army for the operation.<ref name="Imran condemns Peshawar attack, lauds army, KP police for 'containing damage'">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/251329-imran-condemns-peshawar-attack-lauds-army-kp-police-for-containing-damage|website=www.thenews.com.pk|title=Imran condemns Peshawar attack, lauds army, KP police for 'containing damage'|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="PTI CHAIRMAN IMRAN KHAN CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN PESHAWAR">{{cite web|url=https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/63163-pti-chairman-imran-khan-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-peshawar.html|website=www.suchtv.pk|title=PTI CHAIRMAN IMRAN KHAN CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN PESHAWAR|date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Imran Khan condemns Peshawar attack">{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1573827/1-imran-khan-condemns-peshawar-attack/|website=tribune.com.pk|title=Imran Khan condemns Peshawar attack|date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Imran Khan denounces Peshawar attack, commends KP police for efficient operation">{{cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/416959-Imran-Khan-denounces-Peshawar-attack,-commends-KP-police-for-efficient-o|website=dunyanews.tv|title=Imran Khan denounces Peshawar attack, commends KP police for efficient operation|date=14 February 2008 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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:: He said "Saddened by condemnable terrorist attack in Peshawar this morning. My prayers to the victims and their families. Commend the rapid response of KP police and army that helped in containing damage and concluding the operation", and "The reformed professional KP police force with its special rapid response unit has made a difference in dealing with acts of terrorism in a timely, holistic and coordinated manner", he wrote. |
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* The [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pervez Khattak]] strongly condemned the terrorist attack.<ref name="Political leaders strongly condemn terrorist attack in Peshawar">{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/12/01/political-leaders-strongly-condemn-terrorist-attack-in-peshawar/|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|title=Political leaders strongly condemn terrorist attack in Peshawar|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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''"The reformed professional KP police force with its special rapid response unit has made a difference in dealing with acts of terrorism in a timely, holistic and coordinated manner", he wrote. |
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⚫ | * [[Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)|Interior Minister]], [[Ahsan Iqbal]] expressed his condolences for the affected families and said that Pakistan is united to destroy the aims of the terrorists, adding that "terrorists have nothing to do with Islam".<ref name="Political leaders strongly condemn terrorist attack in Peshawar"/> |
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* The Punjab Chief Minister, [[Shehbaz Sharif]] condemned the terrorist attack, and said security forces defeated the terrorists with their timely response.<ref name="PTI chairman Imran Khan condemns terrorist attack in Peshawar">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/170190-pti-chairman-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-peshawar|website=www.geo.tv|title=PTI chairman Imran Khan condemns terrorist attack in Peshawar|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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* The [[President of Pakistan]], [[Mamnoon Hussain]] strongly condemned the terrorist attack, expressed his sympathies for the bereaved families, and prayed for the early recovery of the injured. He also praised the effective operation launched by the security forces against the terrorists.<ref name="President condemns Peshawar attack; lauds security forces operation">{{cite web|url=https://pakobserver.net/president-condemns-peshawar-attack-lauds-security-forces-operation/|website=pakobserver.net|title=President condemns Peshawar attack; lauds security forces operation|access-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182642/https://pakobserver.net/president-condemns-peshawar-attack-lauds-security-forces-operation/|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)|Interior Minister]], [[Ahsan Iqbal]] expressed his condolences |
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⚫ | * The [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]], [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]] condemned the attack and swore to continue the war against terrorism till the end.<ref name="PM expresses grief over loss of precious lives in Peshawar attack">{{cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/416967-Prominent-political-leaders-condemn-attack-on-Peshawar%E2%80%99s-Agriculture-Dir|website=dunyanews.tv|title=PM expresses grief over loss of precious lives in Peshawar attack|date=14 February 2008 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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* Former [[President of Pakistan]] and [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]'s co-chairman [[Asif Ali Zardari]] condemned the terror attack, extended condolences and expressed solidarity with bereaved families, whilst hoping for early recovery of those wounded in the attack.<ref name="Peshawar attack: Zardari extends condolences to grieving families">{{cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/417005-Peshawar-attack:-Zardari-extends-condolences-to-grieving-families|website=dunyanews.tv|title=Peshawar attack: Zardari extends condolences to grieving families|date=14 February 2008 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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* Nobel Laureate [[Malala Yousafzai]] strongly condemned the attack in which innocent people were killed. She tweeted: "When you pick up a gun in the name of Islam and kill innocent people, you are not a Muslim any more".<ref name="Malala strongly condemns Peshawar attack">{{cite web|url=http://khybernews.tv/malala-strongly-condemns-peshawar-attack/|website=khybernews.tv|title=Malala strongly condemns Peshawar attack|date=December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Malala Yousafzai condemns terror attack in Peshawar">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/170257-malala-yousafzai-condemns-terror-attack-in-peshawar|website=www.geo.tv|title=Malala Yousafzai condemns terror attack in Peshawar|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]], [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]] condemned the attack and |
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* Former [[President of Pakistan]] and [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]'s co-chairman [[Asif Ali Zardari]] has condemned the terror attack extended condolences and expressed solidarity with bereaved families for early recovery of those wounded in the attack.<ref name="Peshawar attack: Zardari extends condolences to grieving families">{{cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/417005-Peshawar-attack:-Zardari-extends-condolences-to-grieving-families|publisher=''dunyanews.tv''|title=Peshawar attack: Zardari extends condolences to grieving families|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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* Nobel Laureate [[Malala Yousafzai]] strongly condemned the brutal attack in which innocent people were killed on Eid Milad-un-Nabi. She tweeted: "When you pick up a gun in the name of Islam and kill innocent people, you are not a Muslim anymore".<ref name="Malala strongly condemns Peshawar attack">{{cite web|url=http://khybernews.tv/malala-strongly-condemns-peshawar-attack/|publisher=''khybernews.tv''|title=Malala strongly condemns Peshawar attack|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Malala Yousafzai condemns terror attack in Peshawar">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/170257-malala-yousafzai-condemns-terror-attack-in-peshawar|publisher=''www.geo.tv''|title=Malala Yousafzai condemns terror attack in Peshawar|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[2017 Peshawar police vehicle attack]] |
* [[2017 Peshawar police vehicle attack]] |
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* [[Bacha Khan University attack]] |
* [[Bacha Khan University attack]] |
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* [[List of terrorist incidents in December 2017]] |
* [[List of terrorist incidents in December 2017]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:33, 22 April 2024
2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack | |
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Location | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 34°02′01″N 71°47′41″E / 34.03361°N 71.79472°E |
Date | 1 December 2017 |
Target | Agricultural Training Institute, Peshawar |
Attack type | Mass murder, school shooting |
Deaths | 9 (+4)[1] |
Injured | 35+[2][3] |
Victims | University students and Forces |
Assailants | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
Defenders | Police, Frontier Corps and Army |
On 1 December 2017, 3–4 gunmen arrived at the hostel of Agricultural Training Institute at Agricultural University Peshawar and started firing as a result of which at least 13 people were killed and 35+ were injured. Tehreek-e-Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Background
Most students had gone home due to the long weekend. The hostel of the directorate was officially closed on Friday as the country celebrated Eid Miladun Nabi. This is the second attack in a week in Peshawar; on the same day, senior police official Mohammad Ashraf Noor was killed in a suicide attack in the Hayatabad area of the city. Previously, Taliban gunmen killed at least 20 people during a January 2016 attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, while over a hundred children were killed in a militant raid on Army Public School on 16 December 2014.[4][5]
Attack
On 1 December 2017, 3–4 burqa-clad gunmen, later claimed to be affiliated with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), arrived in a rickshaw at the Directorate of Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in Peshawar. They shot the guard at the gate and then proceeded to the hostel of Agriculture Directorate at Agricultural University Peshawar and started firing. As a result, at least 13 people were killed and 35+ were injured. Three bodies and 16 injured persons were moved to the Khyber Teaching Hospital, next to the directorate, for treatment while 6 bodies of students and 18 injured persons were moved to the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC). A local journalist was also injured in the attack.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Immediately after the attack, security forces surrounded the building and cordoned off the area. The police, Frontier Corps (FC), Rangers and Army reached the campus, and an exchange of fire between the attackers and the law enforcement personnel took place and 8 to 10 people were evacuated. The ISPR and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police said all of the terrorists had been killed after a clearance operation by security forces. The area was being surveyed by military helicopters, while Peshawar's main University road (the major artery of the city) was closed for traffic. Seven students, four security officials, two watchmen and a journalist were among the injured. The Inter-Services Public Relations said two soldiers were injured in the attack and moved to the Combined Military Hospital for treatment.[13][14][15][16]
Responsibility
Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said that the attack was planned, coordinated and executed by the Mullah Fazlullah group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)[17] and that the terrorists were in contact with others from Afghanistan.[18][19][20] A spokesman of the Tehreek-e-Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Aftermath
The Agricultural Training Institute was closed indefinitely[21] and an investigation began by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). Nine suspects were arrested from various areas of the provincial capital Peshawar after a joint search operation by police and security forces.[22][23]
Reactions
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan condemned the militant attack on Directorate of Agriculture Institute of Peshawar. He applauded the KPK police and army for the operation.[24][25][26][27]
- He said "Saddened by condemnable terrorist attack in Peshawar this morning. My prayers to the victims and their families. Commend the rapid response of KP police and army that helped in containing damage and concluding the operation", and "The reformed professional KP police force with its special rapid response unit has made a difference in dealing with acts of terrorism in a timely, holistic and coordinated manner", he wrote.
- The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pervez Khattak strongly condemned the terrorist attack.[28]
- Interior Minister, Ahsan Iqbal expressed his condolences for the affected families and said that Pakistan is united to destroy the aims of the terrorists, adding that "terrorists have nothing to do with Islam".[28]
- The Punjab Chief Minister, Shehbaz Sharif condemned the terrorist attack, and said security forces defeated the terrorists with their timely response.[29]
- The President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain strongly condemned the terrorist attack, expressed his sympathies for the bereaved families, and prayed for the early recovery of the injured. He also praised the effective operation launched by the security forces against the terrorists.[30]
- The Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi condemned the attack and swore to continue the war against terrorism till the end.[31]
- Former President of Pakistan and Pakistan Peoples Party's co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari condemned the terror attack, extended condolences and expressed solidarity with bereaved families, whilst hoping for early recovery of those wounded in the attack.[32]
- The Pakistan Peoples Party's chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that "terrorism is the biggest threat that Pakistan is fighting and that it is time to save the country".[32]
- Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai strongly condemned the attack in which innocent people were killed. She tweeted: "When you pick up a gun in the name of Islam and kill innocent people, you are not a Muslim any more".[33][34]
See also
- 2014 Peshawar school massacre
- 2017 Peshawar police vehicle attack
- Bacha Khan University attack
- List of terrorist incidents in December 2017
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