Suspected militants target girls' school in North Waziristan

An IED blast took place on Thursday targeting an all-girls public school in the remote village of Hassokhel, North Waziristan.

The boundary wall of the school was damaged as a result of the blast.

Local sources relayed that the militants attempted to bomb the entire school using explosives. However, the political administration said it was unaware of the militant strike.



Two days ago on May 7, a school was bombed in Mir Ali.

According to local tribes, militants have been distributing pamphlets demanding the authorities to shut down girls’ schools in the area and threatening pro-government tribal leaders.



The tribal chiefs appealed to the civil and military high-ups to take notice of the situation because of the increasing incidents of explosions in schools apart from circulation of threatening pamphlets that has created an atmosphere of fear of among the locals.

Schools in Mir Ali have once again fallen under the radar of militancy after a series of bomb threats and explosions have been reported after the launch of Zarb-e-Azb.