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Blast Destroys North Waziristan Primary School, Disrupting Classes for 600 Children

Authorities are investigating after unknown assailants blew up the area’s only functioning primary school.

Overview

  • The Government Primary School in the Ayaz Kot area of village Khushhali, Mir Ali, was largely destroyed in an overnight explosion.
  • More than 600 enrolled students have been affected as officials sealed off damaged sections and weigh alternative arrangements to continue classes.
  • Security forces cordoned off the site and launched a search operation following the attack.
  • No group has claimed responsibility, and the district administration condemned the bombing as an anti-education act.
  • Police collected evidence and await a bomb disposal unit report, with initial findings pointing to a remote-controlled or timed device.