{"id":126527,"date":"2026-05-25T20:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126527"},"modified":"2026-05-25T20:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:21:14","slug":"militants-blow-up-govt-school-basic-health-unit-in-kps-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126527\/","title":{"rendered":"Militants blow up govt school, basic health unit in KP&#8217;s Tank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DERA ISMAIL KHAN(National Times)-  Unidentified militants blew up a government middle school and a basic health unit (BHU) with explosive material late on Sunday night in the Chesan Kech area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Tank district, local sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to local sources, the attackers targeted the Government Middle School for Boys and a BHU, causing severe damage to both buildings within the jurisdiction of Saddar police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local sources confirmed that no casualties were reported in the incident as the buildings were empty at the time of the explosions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police and security personnel reached the area after the blasts and launched an investigation into the incident. Officials said evidence was being collected from the sites while efforts were underway to identify those involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid a surge in terrorism in KP, militants have also targeted&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1966918#:~:text=Attacks%20on%20infrastructure\">civil infrastructure<\/a>&nbsp;in the region, including bridges and schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, unidentified miscreants&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1985553\">blew up<\/a>&nbsp;a government school in KP\u2019s Bannu district. A month before that, an explosion destroyed parts of a government school in South Waziristan\u2019s Birmal tehsil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January, separate bridges in North Waziristan\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1966918\">Shewa<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1967682\">Mir Ali<\/a>&nbsp;tehsils were destroyed using explosives. The Shewa incident severed land links between the area and Miranshah, Bannu and other adjoining regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DERA ISMAIL KHAN(National Times)- Unidentified militants blew up a government middle school and a basic health unit (BHU) with explosive material late on Sunday night in the Chesan Kech area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Tank district, local sources said. 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