SWAT, Oct 11(ABC): The relatives of the slain van driver continued their protest on Tuesday for the second consecutive day after the attack on a school bus killed their family member.
The protesters said that the demonstration will continue till the culprits are brought to justice.
They said that the terrorist attacks and the unrest in the province are intolerable. “We want peace in the region and we will fight terrorism,” said the protesters.
Residents of Mingora, the city where the attack took place, fear it was carried out by the Pakistani Taliban but the militants have denied responsibility for Monday’s shooting.
“People are angry and they are protesting. Students from all the private schools came out to protest,” Ahmad Shah, principal of a private school told AFP, adding that schools would remain closed on Tuesday.
A day earlier, an armed assailant fired at a school van, killing the van driver and injuring one student who was sitting in the front seat with the driver. This sparked protests by the relatives and neighbours of the victim who demanded justice.
