Hatemongering Deobandi takfiris burn 12 schools in Diamer

04 August, 2018 10:06

At least 12 schools in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district early Friday causing panic among residents, locals and police said.

Diamer Superintendent Police (SP) Roy Ajmal said that police had so far received information that 12 schools ─ at least half of which are girls-only schools ─ had been set on fire overnight. He said that in some cases, books had also been thrown outside the schools and set alight.
Local police officer Mohammad Bashir said the attacks on schools took place before dawn on Friday near Chilas, but there were no casualties as the schools were closed at the time.
Police teams have been dispatched to investigate the reports, SP Ajmal said, adding that no one has claimed responsibility for the incidents as yet.
The schools, which are spread across Diamer, were identified as:
Girls Primary School located in Ronay, Chilas
Girls School Takya
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
APS in Tangir Valley (adjacent to Diamer, sharing borders with Kohistan district of KP)
Girls Primary School Sheegay Manikal, Darel Valley
Girls Primary School Galee Bala, Tangir Valley
Primary School Galee Bala, Tangir Valley
Girls Primary School Khanbary
Girls Primary School Gyal Village
Local residents and journalists said they had heard explosions in GPS Ronay and Girls School Takya, but police did not mention receiving reports about blasts.
The Diamer Youth Movement called for a protest in Chilas, the district headquarters, against the targeting of education institutions in the district.
Later in the day, locals held a protest rally in Chilas against the torching of schools and demanded that the police arrest the culprits immediately. They raised the slogans of “Pak Army zindabad!” [Long live Pak Army!] and “Dehshatgard murdabad!” [death to terrorists!]
It is relevant to add here that terrorists of banned Deobandi takfiri outfits had perpetrated Shia genocide in the area but they still escape capital punishment and same mindset is behind the killings of innocent civilians including Sunni and Shia Muslims; however, the said terrorist are also involved in fatal attacks on security forces.

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