Two girls' schools burnt down in Pishin

QUETTA - Two girls schools have been set ablaze in Balochistan, police said on Wednesday. No casualty was reported.

The schools located in Pishin district were set on fire late on Tuesday when the institutes were closed as they were both day schools. A police officer said that some unknown persons set the buildings ablaze and fled the scene. They have not ruled out militants. No group or person has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. This is the second major incident of fire at an educational institution in Pakistan over the last few days. Earlier on Friday, some unknown militants set 14 schools in Gilgit Baltistan on fire.

 

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