Fearful Pakistani Teachers Take Guns to Schools

Frightened after a terror attack at a university and threats against schools, teachers in some parts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are taking up arms and carrying them in classrooms. The surge in gun sales in parts of the northwestern province began after a terrorist attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda last month that killed at least 21 people, mostly students. Thousands of schools closed in January for more than a week after the government warned of more possible...

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