PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Pakistani university where Islamic militants gunned down 21 students and teachers last week briefly reopened amid tight security Monday before closing again, officials said.
The Bacha Khan University will be closed indefinitely for repairs and to give students and faculty more time to recover from the incident, university spokesman Saeed Khan said, adding that the decision would be revisited in a week’s time.
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