Two children were killed and five injured when unknown men opened fire at a school van in Attock District’s Dheri Kot area on Thursday, Punjab Rescue 1122 confirmed in a statement.
The school van’s driver was the sixth person injured in the incident. The injured as well as the bodies have been shifted to a hospital.
While the unidentified gunmen have fled the scene, according to Rescue 1122, the Attock police reached the site of the incident.
All children were between 10 and 12 years old, the rescue team added.