Times of Islamabad

Bomb blast reported in a school in Chitral

Bomb blast reported in a school in Chitral

*CHITRAL – A bomb blast has been reported in a primary school in Chitralon Sunday.*

The blast occurred at the Government Primary School in Arandu Gol area ofChitral. The school is located in close proximity of the Pak-Afghan border.

Two rooms of the school were completely destroyed in the explosion.However, there were no reports of any loss of life in the school incident.

Last month, twelve schools– eight girls and four boys – were burnt down invarious parts of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district. Though no one hadclaimed responsibility for the ghastly attacks, but attackers are believedto be militants opposed to girls’ education.