Government Girls School Blow Up in Bara

The school was closed due to the ongoing military operation in the tehsil, says political administration official. PHOTO: FILE

BARA: 

Unidentified militants destroyed a government girls primary school in the Sipah area of Bara tehsil on Saturday.

Political administration official Javaid Afridi said that around 4am, the primary school in Sipah was destroyed when explosives planted by unidentified militants in the school building went off. Panic gripped the area’s residents after the explosion.

“The school was closed due to the ongoing military operation in the tehsil,” the official added. Explosives were planted in one of the classroom of the building, which completely destroyed the structure.

More than 90 schools have been destroyed in the agency by militants. Most residents of Sipah now live in the Jalozai camp for the internally displaced persons (IDPs), the official said. Tent schools have been set-up inside the camp for students to continue their studies.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 13^th, 2013.