Pakistan: Seven Charity Workers Shot Dead
Pakistan: Seven Charity Workers Shot Dead
The women, some of them teachers, were attacked near a children’s community centre. A male colleague died with them. All were Pakistani citizens.
Their vehicle came under gunfire near the centre run by Pakistani charity Ujala, or Light.
Militants targeting a vaccination programme are suspected. No group has said it carried out the attack.
The incident happened in the Swabi district close to a road connecting Peshawar to the eastern city of Lahore.
The centre was part school and part clinic, specialising in maternal health.