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12 schools burnt down overnight in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district
[DAWN] Unidentified assailants burned down at least 12 schools in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district late on Thursday night and fled, causing panic among residents, locals and police said.

Diamer Superintendent Police (SP) Roy Ajmal told Dawn that police had so far received information that 12 schools ─ at least half of which are girls-only schools ─ had been set on fire overnight. He said that in some cases, books had also been thrown outside the schools and set alight.

Local police officer Mohammad Bashir said the attacks on schools took place before dawn on Friday near Chilas, but there were no casualties as the schools were closed at the time.

Police teams have been dispatched to investigate the reports, SP Ajmal said, adding that no one has claimed responsibility for the incidents as yet.

PTI Chairman Imran Khan has condemned the attack on schools and promised that his party will implement its agenda to ensure the provision of quality education across the country.

The PTI chief said that girls’ education is an integral part of the upcoming government’s policies.

The schools, which are spread across Diamer, were identified as:
  1. Girls Primary School located in Ronay, Chilas

  2. Girls School Takya

  3. Social Action Programme (SAP) Primary School in Hudur area

  4. Army Public School, Darel Tehsil

  5. Primary School in Tabor village of Darel Valley,

  6. SAP Primary School in Tabor, Darel

  7. APS in Tangir Valley (adjacent to Diamer, sharing borders with Kohistan district of KP)

  8. Girls Primary School Sheegay Manikal, Darel Valley

  9. Girls Primary School Galee Bala, Tangir Valley

  10. Primary School Galee Bala, Tangir Valley

  11. Girls Primary School Khanbary

  12. Girls Primary School Gyal Village

Local residents and journalists said they had heard explosions in GPS Ronay and Girls School Takya, but police did not mention receiving reports about blasts.


Posted by: Fred 2018-08-04
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