Pakistan varsity reopens a month after deadly attack

A Pakistani university attacked last month by the Taliban reopened yesterday guarded by hundreds of police, highlighting a pervasive atmosphere of fear after the Islamist group vowed more strikes on schools.

Gunmen stormed Bacha Khan university in the northwestern town of Charsadda on January 20, killing teachers and students in a rampage that left 21 dead.

The attack shattered a growing sense of security in the troubled region a year after the Peshawar school massacre, in which more than 150 people -- mainly children -- were killed.