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.
Securing Peshawar’s Schools
Schoolchildren flee as army soldiers conduct an exercise to repel a mock militant attack at Peshawar's Islamia Collegiate School on February 2.
A member of Pakistan's Elite Police Force takes part in a drill to fight militants at a school in Peshawar on January 28.
The exercises are complete with mock militants pretending to be shot dead.
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.
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.
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.
The exercise involves detailed drills of how to clear a classroom in an attack.
Police commandoes take cover during one such exercise at a Peshawar school.
Bacha Khan University remains closed after the attack.