BARA/ LANDIKOTAL: A government schoolteacher was killed by unidentified motorcyclists in Bara tehsil of the Khyber tribal district on Wednesday.
The victim, identified as Musafer Shah, was serving at Government High School Jan Kan Killay. Officials said that he had just reached the school gate when armed assailants opened fire on him, killing him on the spot.
The attackers fled the scene immediately after the incident. The motive behind the killing has not yet been determined, the officials said.Family members of the deceased stated that he had no known enmity with anyone.Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Meanwhile, the All Teachers Association (ATA), Khyber, has strongly condemned the tragic killing of the schoolteacher.In a statement, the ATA Khyber demanded that the government use its efforts and bring the culprits to justice. They termed the incident not just the murder of an individual teacher but an attack on the entire education community and the future of society.
“Teachers are the architects of the nation, and such cowardly attacks are a conspiracy against peace, education, and progress,” the statement read.The teachers’ association expressed full solidarity with the bereaved family and demanded immediate justice from the government. All Teachers Association patron-in-chief Haji Ghaffar Khan, vice-president Malik Nadir Shah, and Chairman Landikotal Rahat Shah, in their joint statement, urged the district administration, particularly the deputy commissioner, police, and corps commander, to ensure the immediate arrest of those involved and bring them to justice.
They also pledged full cooperation with security agencies to help track down the perpetrators. However, they warned that if swift and effective action was not taken, teachers and other school staff members would be compelled to shut down all educational institutions across the district and launch a long protest movement, holding the authorities responsible for the consequences.
