Books, Tents Provided to Schools in Khyber Agency

BARA, June 1: The Education department of Khyber Agency has distributed 6,000 books among schoolchildren in Tirah Maidan area.
The Agency Education Officer, Mr Ateequr Rehman, visited Tirah Maidan and distributed books, school bags, other items among children. About 36 tents were also given to the schools which have been destroyed in terrorist attacks.
Mr Ateequr Rehman told TNN, “We have 15 community schools, 8 regular schools, and 17 private schools. We analysed all the schools to identify their basic needs. We distributed 6,000 books and 36 tents, which had been given to us by UNICEF. We appeal to children to join their schools as their teachers and schools are waiting for them now.”
The displaced people of Tirah have stated returning to their native areas where educational institutions reopened.

Report by TNN

Militants Destroy School, Set Two Houses on Fire in Bara

PESHAWAR: Militants on Saturday destroyed another primary school in Tehsil Bara of Khyber Agency with explosives and set two houses of members of peace militia on fire.
According to official sources, militants planted explosives in boys' primary school in Aka Khel area of Bara that badly damaged the school building.
It is pertinent to mention that educational institutions were closed down in Tehsil Bara due to curfew therefore, fortunately no loss of life occurred.
A total of 70 schools and educational institutions have so far been destroyed by the militants in Khyber Agency in the past three years.
Meanwhile, extremists set on fire two empty houses, owned by the members of Aman Lashkar (peace militia) in Aka Khel area.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2013

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.

TheSchools of Khyber Agency are Completely Destroyed

                                     

JAMRUD: In the war against terrorism Khyber Agency 63 educational institutions were destroyed which would be rebuilt in Annual Development Program as it would help in increasing the literacy rate of the agency which is already 39.19% in which 63% is male literacy rate and 16.13% female literacy rate. These views expressed by MNA Al-Haji Shah Jee Gul Afridi, Agency Education Officer Ateeq-ur-Rehman, Malik Ismail Tourkhel, Malik Wazir, Malik Khalid Afridi, Haji Abdur Lahood Afridi, and Political Admintrator Azmat Ullah Wazir in a ceremony held by Department Education Khyber Agency and political administration at Jirga Hall on Thursday.

The speakers appealed head masters, principals, tribal elders and political agent to spread the message of government that education is important and children should be taught.

They said that the institutions of Khyber Agency would be provided with better facilitates so that the children of agency does not lack behind. They speakers also said that by the help of teachers and head of the schools every child of agency would be attending the school. A committee would be formed to evaluate the schools performance in which nominated persons by political agent, MNA and AIO of Education Department would be in that committee.

The tribe elder Malik Ismail Tourkhel, Malik Wazir and Malik Khalid said that the school in agency lack behind and they does not have the basic facilities and even clean water is not available for the children. Malik Ismail Tourkhel pointed out that Assistant Political Agent Jamrud was not present in the ceremony.

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