Bomb attacks destroy two schools in Pakistan

Two state-run schools have been destroyed in bomb attacks in Mohammad Agency district in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, Press TV reports.

The incident occurred on Wednesday morning in Haleemzai Tehsil area. No human loss was reported in the attack. Security forces have arrested two watchmen of the schools and launched an investigation into the attack. No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. However, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants are the main suspects in the incident. They have banned female education in northwestern Pakistan in a move that has affected thousands of girls and caused the number of enrolments to drop dramatically. The group warns parents against sending their daughters to schools, describing education as ‘unnecessary’ and ‘harmful’ for girls. Over the past several years, the TTP militants have destroyed hundreds of schools, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.