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| School bombings fail to scare away girl students |
| 2015-10-19 |
| [DAWN] Though snuffies bombed their school many times, the resolve of the students of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Samand Khan village, to get education is not shaken. A nation of Malalas, until they get married off to first cousins, when they become Mukhtaran Mai or get acid thrown on them. The schoolgirls totaling over 500 have long been attending classes under the shade of trees and huts as the bombings destroyed the building of the school located in the Frontier Region Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. . The building's only unaffected portion is a small room, which, despite having cracks, is used as a science laboratory for students. In the absence of a building and other facilities like electricity and drinking water, enthusiasm of the students shows they're committed to getting education and that their families, especially male members, are not against girls education. The school building was bombed repeatedly in 2008, 2011 and 2012, a teacher told Dawn. She said snuffies targeted the school last in 2012 and destroyed it completely by detonating seven bombs planted at different points. |
| Posted by:Fred |