The death toll has shot up by a huge margin and now 80-100 children are confirmed dead in the deadly Taliban assault, said Pervez Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM.
World is yet to come to terms with the horrendous siege at Sydney’s Lindt cafe where dozens were held hostage for 16 hours yesterday by an ISIS-inspired Iranian self styled cleric named Man Haron Monis. And the Taliban raid at Peshawar school in Pakistan, that has claimed innocent lives, comes just a day after the Sydney event, highlighting how insecure is the world we live in.
The latest death toll figure has hit 26, that includes a female teacher and an Army jawan.
As security forces continue the rescue operation inside the targeted Army-run school, three of the Taliban suicide bombers have been eliminated, latest reports say.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif dialled up Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and directed his ministry to assist the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in handling the hostage crisis at Peshawar school. KP Governor Sardar Mehtab Abbasi was also directed to ensure all possible assistance to security forces in the rescue operation.