Wazoo, The News reported on Saturday.The country's north-western region has remained gripped by terror attacks since mid-2021, impacting several girls' schools in districts across KP.
The Sofia Noor School — established with support from Wana Welfare Association for the girls of the remote and underdeveloped district a few weeks back — was blown up on Friday, within eight days of a school destroyed in the southern districts.
The Islamia Girls School was bombed in Sheva town of North Waziristan on May 9. However,
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no casualty was reported in the kaboom.
The blast on the school has triggered fear among residents of the province, who continue to witness attacks on educational institutions almost on a daily basis for years now.
According to The News, construction in some blocks of the school was continuing. As per reports, the blast damaged a portion of the building at around 3am, but no casualty was reported. Some social media reports also claimed that the school's administration had received letters for extortion. Locals, however, have categorically denied it.
"Those who attacked the school want to keep the people of Waziristan deprived of education and development. However,
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this will not discourage us and we will continue to educate the new generation," said Wana Welfare Association spokesperson to AFP.