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- Two deceased youngsters embody a 9-year-old boy, 10-year-old lady.
- CM Maryam has sought a report from Rawalpindi commissioner.
- President Zardari phrases assault “very merciless and shameful”.
ATTOCK: At least two youngsters have been killed and 5 had been injured after gunmen opened fireplace at a college van in Dheri Kot, Attock, rescue officers advised Geo News on Thursday.
The ages of the kids injured within the gun assault are between 5 to 12 years outdated, they added.
They have been shifted to the hospital, mentioned the rescue officers.
The youngsters killed within the assault included a nine-year-old boy and a 10-year-old lady, whereas the 5 injured included two eight-year-olds, one was seven, one one was 12 and one little one is 4 years outdated.
In the wake of the assault, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has sought a report from Rawalpindi Commissioner Abdul Aamer Khattak.
The chief minister has additionally expressed deep sorrow over the demise of the 2 youngsters within the assault.
CM Maryam additionally directed related authorities to offer the most effective therapy amenities to the kids who’ve sustained accidents.
President Asif Ali Zardari has condemned the “merciless” assault on youngsters in Attock.
In a press release, the president mentioned concentrating on harmless youngsters is a really merciless and shameful act, directing authorities to take strict motion towards these accountable.
Punjab Governor Saleem Haider Khan has additionally strongly condemned the concentrating on of the college van, expressing deep sorrow over the tragic deaths of the minors.
Describing the assault as “heartbreaking”, the governor ordered authorities to swiftly examine and convey the perpetrators to justice.
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