Taliban Gunmen Wearing Burqas Launch Deadly Attack on Peshawar College

Nine people Killed and dozens injured after Militants open fire at Agriculture College in North western Pakistan marked the birthday of the prophet Muhammad. At least Three militants opened fire at security guards near the gates of the Agriculture Training Institute, injuring one person before making their way inside and targeting student accommodation. Salahuddin Khan Mehsud,the police chief of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said three attackers clad in Women’s burqas reached the gate in a Rickshaw and opened fire to clear their way to the building. A spokeswomen for two hospitals in the city said they had received nine bodies and were treating 38 injured people, including several in a critical condition. The country is tense after weeks of anti blasphemy protests in Islamabad in which seven people have killed and hundreds wounded in clashes with police. Voilense erupted over the weakened after police and paramilitary forces launched a bungled attempt to clear a sit in igniting fresh demonstration in cities across the country, including in Lahore and Karachi. The protests finally ended a few days ago under a military brokered deal.