According to a study by Education Week, which has tracked such shootings since 2018, 119 such mass shootings at schools have been reported in the last three years. The Robb Elementary School shooting at Uvalde was the 27th such shooting incident of this year.
Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan had announced the long protest march earlier this month, demanding the dissolution of the National Assembly and a date for the next general election.