CHILAS: 12 schools were attacked last night in Chilas by extremists. There are reports that many schools were set on fire.
The unidentified men thrashed 10 school and afterwards, set the buildings on fire and in 2 other schools they used ammunition to blow up the buildings. Most of the attacked schools were girls’ schools.
The police has begun a search operation to locate the suspects. The Gilgit-Baltistan IGP Nisa Ullah Abbasi and Force Commander Major Saqib Mehmood have reached Chilas to oversee inspection.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan has condemned the attack and said his government would make sure no such events happen in future.
The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister has also taken notice of the attacks and has ordered the formulation of a report from the police commissioner. The district officials have also asserted that most schools attacked were under construction.
Following the attacks, the residents of Chilas protested at the Siddique Akbar Chowk and have demanded the arrest of all perpetrators involved.
According to Pamir Times, a youth-run news portal from G-B, the following schools have been attacked:
- Girls Primary School located in Ronai, Chilas
- Social Action Programme (SAP) Primary School in Hudur area
- Army Public School, Darel Tehsil
- Primary School in Tabor village of Darel Valley
- SAP Primary School in Tabor, Darel.
- Army Public School in Tangir Valley (adjacent to Diamer, sharing borders with Kohistan district of KP)
- Girls Primary School Galee Bala, Tangir Valley
- Girls Primary School Sheegay Manikal, Darel Valley
- Primary School Galee Bala, Tangir Valley
- Girls Primary School, Takia, Chilas
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has condemned the attacks and has said that the attack on girls’ schools is intolerable and is a crime against society. He said the PPP has always been a advocate of women rights and will continue to fight for their cause.
