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Rebuild torched schools in Pakistan: Malala Yousafzai

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Aug 04, 2018, at 07:32 pm

Islamabad, Aug 4 (IBNS): Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has asked authorities to rebuild schools that have been torched down by unknown men in Gilgit Baltistan's (GB) Diamer district of Pakistan.

The incident occurred on Friday.

Police have not arrested anyone so far.

No group has claimed responsibility for burning down the 13 schools in the region.

Malala Yousafzai asked authorities to rebuild the schools and ensure that students return for studying.

"The extremists have shown what frightens them most - a girl with a book. We must rebuild these schools immediately, get the students back into their classrooms and show the world that every girl and boy has the right to learn,"Malala tweeted.

The extremists have shown what frightens them most - a girl with a book.

We must rebuild these schools immediately, get the students back into their classrooms and show the world that every girl and boy has the right to learn. https://t.co/99J7ZivafC
— Malala (@Malala) August 3, 2018

She was attacked by terrorists in 2012 for promoting girl's education.

Shocking & condemnable torching of schools in GB, more than half of them girls' schools.This is unacceptable & we will ensure security for schools as we are committed to focusing on education, esp girls' education which is integral to Naya Pakistan. https://t.co/lSlQDjSkeS
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 3, 2018

Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan also condemned the act and tweeted: "Shocking & condemnable torching of schools in GB, more than half of them girls' schools.This is unacceptable & we will ensure security for schools as we are committed to focusing on education, esp girls' education which is integral to Naya Pakistan."

#Pakistan #PakistanSchoolsBurned #PakistanSchoolsTorched # Malala Yousafzai

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