Girls’ school blown up in South Waziristan

PESHAWAR, May 17 (SABAH): Suspected militants blew up on Friday a girls’ school in the Wana Dubkot area of the South Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

There was no loss of life reported in the incident but the school premises was heavily damaged. This is the second attack targeting educational institutions in Waziristan. Last week, a girls’ school was blown up by unidentified attackers in the Shewa Tehsil area.

Residents voiced concerns, revealing that it was the only private girls’ school in the area and had been under constant threat from terrorist elements for some time. Despite prior alerts to law enforcement, no measures were taken to safeguard the educational institution.

Describing the incident, a police official told media about how armed and masked assailants forcibly entered the premises, overpowering the night watchman who suffered serious injuries during the ordeal. Subsequently, they planted improvised explosive devices (IEDs) within the building, triggering a powerful explosion. The watchman was released by the perpetrators before they fled the scene.