CHARSADDA: Fifth anniversary of 2016 Bacha Khan University attack was observed on Wednesday(today).

KP police and the varsity’s Vice Chancellor Dr. Bashir Ahmad attended a ceremony to commemorate the tragedy and paid tributes to martyrs.

On January 20, 2016, a group of terrorists attacked the university in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. More than 20 people were killed in the incident including students and staff members.

Dr Bashir told media that the university had been successful in bringing down the terror environment emerged after the incident. “The blood of the martyrs shall not be wasted,” the VC added.