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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The Pakistani military claims to have eliminated major militant hideouts in northwestern Pakistan, but militant attacks have not ceased. On January 27, soldiers examine weapons seized from a warehouse in Peshawar.
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On January 28, special combat police conducted an exercise at Peshawar's Elizabeth High School on how to repel a militant attack and detain a fighter.
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The exercise involves detailed drills of how to clear a classroom in an attack.
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Police commandoes take cover during one such exercise at a Peshawar school.