UPPER KURRAM: Members of the civil society on Friday staged protests against the gruesome killing of eight people including five schoolteachers on May 4. They came out on streets to demand justice against the killing of teachers and their protection. Earlier, unidentified assailants had gunned down eight people in two separate attacks, with one teacher killed on Shalozan road. Authorities termed “land dispute” as the cause behind murders. Kurram Teachers Association (KTA) announced protests against the ghastly attack soon after the incident. Zahid Turi, a representative of the KTA, said all public and private schools would remain closed and matriculation exams had been postponed. Today marked the second day of protest in the area as markets had been shut down and protests were staged by mourners on the day the incident had taken place. DNA
