Girls’ School Destroyed in Bomb Blast in North Waziristan

A government girls’ school in North Waziristan, located in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has been completely destroyed following a bomb explosion. Local officials reported that while there were no casualties, the school building was completely demolished.

According to Pakistani media reports, officials from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Department stated that the school had more than 600 enrolled students. It was the only active primary educational center for girls in the area, and its destruction has sparked serious concern among local residents.

Security officials announced that the area was fully cordoned off after the explosion, and a search operation has been launched to identify those responsible. They said the blast was triggered remotely using an improvised explosive device (IED), but no group has claimed responsibility so far.

The local administration condemned the incident, describing it as an “anti-education act.” Local authorities emphasized that such attacks hinder peace and development in the region and that the perpetrators must be held accountable.

This incident is part of a series of attacks targeting educational institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Just weeks ago, Wana University in South Waziristan came under attack, and in October last year, an explosion damaged part of a girls’ primary school in Lakki Marwat.

Additionally, in May of the previous year, a private girls’ school in Shiwa village, North Waziristan, was blown up by unidentified armed men. In May 2023, two girls’ schools in the Mir Ali area were also targeted in bomb attacks. None of these incidents resulted in any casualties.