South Waziristan: Girls’ school blown up in Wana

Tribesmen defuse two other bombs planted in the same site.


Zulfiqar Ali July 05, 2013
Tribesmen defuse two other bombs planted in the same site.

DI KHAN:


Government Primary School for Girls in Sirki Kot, Kari Kot was blown up by unidentified miscreants at 3.30am on Thursday, said a political administration official of South Waziristan.


Explosive devices had been planted in the verandah of the school which is approximately 10 kilometres west of Wana Rustam Bazaar. The verandah along with two other rooms was destroyed in the ensuing blast, while doors and windows across the school were also damaged.

The school building comprises of four rooms, a verandah and a boundary wall.

Taj Muhammad, a resident of Sirki Kot, said he was asleep at home when he heard a loud explosion. When he ventured to the site in the morning, he discovered three bombs had been planted in the verandah – but only one had detonated. The other two devices were defused in the morning by tribesmen who, according to Muhammad, are adept at handling matters related to warfare.

There were no casualties and no one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. The same school was targeted a month prior to the attack on Thursday. However, the building sustained no damages in the previous blast.

Though educational institutions have been targeted in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Wana is one of the few areas where public and private schools have remained comparatively safe. Both male and female enrolment in Wana has increased during the ongoing war on terror in the region.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2013.

COMMENTS (1)

p r sharma | 10 years ago | Reply

The demand of Taliban is evident . Stop girl's education. stop their movement out of home. And implement sharia Law ( their version)

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