The drills are part of government efforts to secure schools and campuses after some 20 people were killed in a Taliban attack on Bacha Khan University last month. The attack came a year after the same Taliban factions claimed credit for killing more than 140 students and teachers at Peshawar's Army Public School.
Securing Peshawar’s Schools
In the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, security forces are conducting exercises to train soldiers, students, and teachers on how to respond to a militant attack.
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Schoolchildren flee as army soldiers conduct an exercise to repel a mock militant attack at Peshawar's Islamia Collegiate School on February 2.
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A member of Pakistan's Elite Police Force takes part in a drill to fight militants at a school in Peshawar on January 28.
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The exercises are complete with mock militants pretending to be shot dead.
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A policeman stands guard in front of a school soon after a militant attack killed more than 20 students and teachers at Bacha Khan University on January 20.