An under-construction girls’ school in Takhtikhel Bakakhel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu was blown up by unidentified terrorists, police said.
As per police, the miscreants planted explosives in the school, located within the limits of Bakakhel police station. The school building was severely damaged in the explosion, but fortunately there were no casualties. Police say that the building was still under construction and no one was present there at the time of the incident.
This is not an isolated incident in KP. Girls’ schools have been particularly targeted by terrorists, especially in the former tribal areas. Local residents voiced concerns, revealing that the school 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.
Last May, the only private girls’ school in North Waziristan tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa fell victim to a bomb attack.
According to police reports, the school, situated in Shewa Tehsil, bore the brunt of the assault, resulting in severe damage to its infrastructure.
