At least 20 people were killed and about 50 others injured on Wednesday after heavily-armed militants stormed a prestigious university and opened indiscriminate fire on students and teachers in Pakistan's restive northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
The gunmen entered the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda district of the province, some 50 kms southwest of Peshawar, and opened fire on students and teachers in classrooms and hostels, media reports said.
Blasts and heavy gunfire were heard from inside the University campus.
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Party leader and provincial lawmaker Shaukat Yousafzai said that 25 people, including a professor, were killed and around 50 others injured in the terrorist attack on the University this morning.
Key updates:
* Death toll claims run from 15 - 60 killed
* 4 attackers killed: Military
* Multiple blasts heard along with continuous heavy gunfire.
* Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif condemns attack: Says sacrifices won't go in vain. "Those who kill innocent students and civilians have no religion.".
* According to Express Tribune: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Bacha Khan University. TTP commander, Omar Mansoor, said that the attack was carried out by four attackers.
* Although, the Pakistani Taliban spokesman Muhammad Khorasani has denied any involvement. The reason for the conflicting statements was not immediately clear.