Islamist militants blew up a girl's school on outskirts of the Peshawar city in the northwestern province of Pakistan. Islamist militants in Pakistan have often attacked girls' schools because they believe that women should not be educated.
ISLAMIST MILITANTS blew up a girls school on outskirts of the Peshawar city in the northwestern province of Pakistan.
The Pak police said the school was empty when the explosion took place, it is believed that a timed explosive device was used to blow up the school, which badly damaged the building.
Islamist militants in Pakistan have often attacked girls' schools because they believe that women should not be educated as Islam does not permit it.
Al-Qaida and Taliban militants remain strong across the mountainous region of Pakistan that is also called the lawless zone.