PESHAWAR: Police in North Waziristan on Thursday revealed that a teacher was found involved in torching a girls’ school after carrying out an initial investigation into the incident.
The Golden Arrow Girls Middle School in Shakhimar village of Razmak tehsil was set ablaze on the night of May 25.
According to a first information report (FIR) registered against the teacher, the five masked armed men barged into the school and torched the classrooms.
The FIR stated that the school was set on fire at the behest of the teacher in a bid to create fear and harass the students.
Furniture, ceiling, computers, books, and other equipment of the school were gutted in the blaze.
The school administration said the enemies of education had also damaged the school solar system with firing some time ago.
Over 400 girl students are enrolled in the school.
The locals have shown resentment over the incident and demanded restoration of educational activities in the school at the earliest. –Agencies
