Government school blown up in Hangu; watchman injured

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

HANGU: Unknown assailants blew up a government high school in Hangu’s Tora Warai area on Saturday, DawnNews reported.

According to police, explosive material was planted in three classrooms of the school which went off with a loud noise.

The attack also left the school's watchman injured. He was immediately shifted to a local hospital where his condition was reported as out of danger.

As a result of the blasts, three rooms of the school were badly damaged.

Following the explosion, police cordoned off the area and a search operation went underway.

Hangu borders the northwestern tribal region of Orakzai, one of Pakistan's seven lawless districts on the Afghan border considered to be the hub of Taliban and Al Qaeda-linked militants.

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Parvez

Feb 15, 2014 01:13pm

When they realsed the talks would not go their way...........they have started terror tactics again. The army should use the policy of 'if you kill one we will kill three ' ..... and then talk, if we must.

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Feb 15, 2014 04:14pm

Why a terror country need school ?

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Muhammad Taqi

Feb 15, 2014 05:19pm

Just waiting to hear when KP govt calls it a conspiracy by those who don't want peace. For heaven sake, please save this country all you rulers.

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Awal Khan

Feb 16, 2014 12:09pm

All the people of the world know that this is a campaign against the Pashtun Nation nothing else.The enemies of Pashtun Nation trying not just to kill the Pashtuns but they also are in trying to kill the education as well. We all Pashtuns have already felt that and hope the Almighty Allah will defeat our enemies and hope time will come soon In Sha Allah that. Definitely the the enemies of Pashtuns are the enemies of Islam.

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