The International Monetary Fund forecast growth in the Gulf region to average 2.4% in 2024
It was the latest school shooting to rock the US, and came just three months after the massacre in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed, sparking an unprecedented grassroots, student-led gun control movement.
"She was coming back soon," her father said.
"There is a general impression that... life is safe and secure in America. But this is not the case."
Police have yet to release details about a possible motive.
It was the 22nd school shooting this year, according to US media reports, a disturbing statistic in a country where firearms are part of everyday life and there are more than 30,000 gun-related deaths annually.
The news that a Pakistani exchange student was among the dead appeared to break through the now-routine outpouring of grief on social media after such killings, with US celebrities joining Pakistanis in expressing their sorrow
"This little girl could've been my daughter. We must do more than just console the parents of these murdered kids," said American actress Mindy Kaling on Twitter, along with a picture of Sheikh in a post online.
Despite perennially rocky relations between Washington and Islamabad, the US has long been a favoured destination for Pakistani students studying abroad, with thousands enrolling in American schools every year.
The International Monetary Fund forecast growth in the Gulf region to average 2.4% in 2024
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