Children and Armed Conflict

Khuzdar Bus Blast Toll Rises To 6

QUETTA: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Balochistan Police registered a case against unknown terrorists in connection with the Khuzdar IED attack on the Army Public School Bus in Khuzdar on the complaint of police on 22-May-2025. The case was registered under murder attempt, murder and Anti-Terrorism act. Sources said that CTD officials have started an investigation into the Khuzdar…

5 Children Injured In Firing On School Van In Battagram

BATTAGRAM: Five children were injured when a masked gunman opened fire on a school van traveling from the suburban area of Peerhai to Battagram on 13-May-2025 morning. Police officials said the injured were initially provided first aid and later shifted to Ayub Medical Complex in Abbottabad for advanced treatment. They…

Twin Cities Close Educational Institutions For Two Days

ISLAMABAD: After multiple Indian drones were shot down in Rawalpindi, the authorities…

Under-construction Girls’ School Blown Up in Tank

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Unknown assailants on October 24 blew up an under-construction…

Govt Primary School Blown Up in Bajaur

BAJAUR: Unknown miscreants blew up a government primary school in Lowi Kharkai area of War Mamund tehsil here late on the night of July 29. Officials and locals told Dawn on Thursday that unidentified miscreants entered the Government Primary School for Boys late on Wednesday night and planted explosives inside…

School Blown Up In KP’s Mamund

BAJAUR: Terrorists blew up a government school in War Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district on the night of July 20. Officials and residents told Dawn on July 21 that the incident took place in the Kharkai area within the limits of War Mamund police station. Residents said that unidentified miscreants…

Three Girls Killed In Quadcopter Attack In KP

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Three girls were killed and four other family members wounded in the early hours of July 5 when a quadcopter drone dropped munitions on a home in the Nargasi area of Birmal tehsil in Lower South Waziristan, local sources said. The strike hit the residence of Mohammad Gul…

Girls’ School Blown Up, Bridge Targeted in Twin Attacks in K-P’s Bannu

Unidentified saboteurs carried out two major acts of terrorism in different areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on the night of July 1, targeting a Government Girls Middle School and a vital link bridge. However, timely action by security forces and the Bomb Disposal Unit prevented large-scale destruction and potential loss…

Child Killed, Woman Injured In Bajaur Quadcopter Attack

BAJAUR: A suspected quadcopter, reportedly operated from an unknown location, struck a house, leaving a child killed and a woman injured in War Mamund tehsil here on June 28, afternoon, the police said. Police sources and residents said the incident occurred in the Inam Khoro China Gai area when a…

Quadcopter Attack Kills Two Schoolchildren in KP’s Bajaur

BAJAUR/KHYBER: Two schoolchildren were killed after a quadcopter drone, reportedly operated from an unknown location, struck a hilly area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on May 21. Local residents and official sources told Dawn that the fatal incident occurred in the Shahi Thangi area, located about 25 kilometres from Khar, the district…

Five Children among 11 Martyred, 16 Injured in Terrorist Attacks

PESHAWAR/BAJAUR: Eleven civilians, including five children, were martyred and 16 people injured in terrorism-related incidents in Hangu, South Waziristan and Bajaur districts. Officials told Dawn that six civilians were martyred and 14, including two policemen, suffered injuries when terrorists fired mortar shells during a security operation in Hangu. They said…

School Reduced to Rubble in Bannu Blast

MIRAN SHAH: Unidentified terrorists blew up a government primary school in Chaka Khel village in Bannu district on March 27, completely destroying the building. According to police sources, the blast occurred at Government Primary School Noor Jan in Ghora village when an IED detonated with a powerful explosion. The entire…

Schools Ordered to Boost Security

LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department has placed all schools in the province on high security alert, issuing directives aimed at preventing any untoward incident. The district education authorities have been instructed through a notification to ensure strict implementation of security measures in both government and private schools. The directives…

The Cause and Effect of Madrassah Reform

Every few years in Pakistan, madrassahs return to the headlines as if they are a new discovery. A tragedy occurs. A security report is published. A political speech is delivered. And once again, the debate collapses into accusation and denial. There are few words in Pakistan’s public life that ignite…