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Waziristan Gripped by Terror: Girls’ School Blown Up and Policeman Kidnapped as Lockdowns Enter 8th Day
Lower South Waziristan has been plunged into panic following the gunpoint abduction of Police Constable Sabeel Noor Wazir and the total destruction of a major government girls' high school in Wana via an explosive blast. Meanwhile, a strict curfew and communication blackout in North Waziristan have entered their eighth day, crippling daily life and cutting off residents from food and medical supplies.
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by News Desk
2026-06-11
Waziristan Gripped by Terror: Girls’ School Blown Up and Policeman Kidnapped as Lockdowns Enter 8th Day

Detailed Report

  • The Double Assault in Lower South Waziristan: A sharp spike in militant activity has triggered widespread panic and anxiety across Lower South Waziristan following two back-to-back security breaches on Tuesday evening. Unidentified armed groups executed a brazen daylight abduction of a local law enforcement official and carried out a high-intensity bombing that completely leveled a primary regional educational facility for girls.

  • Abduction of Cop and Footballer: According to senior police command, Police Constable Sabeel Noor Wazir was ambushed and abducted near a public football ground in the Dogh area of Wana while traveling back to his residence. Heavily armed men intercepted the officer at gunpoint, forced him into an unmarked getaway vehicle, and fled to an undisclosed location. DSP Wana Circle Asghar Ali Shah confirmed that an official abduction case has been entered into the police daily diary log. He emphasized that the victim was also a highly prominent local football club athlete, causing the targeted kidnapping to resonate deeply within the local civil community.

The Targeted Destruction of Female Education: In a parallel late-night attack, unidentified saboteurs targeted the Government Girls' High School Janan Kot, situated in the Karki Kot periphery of Wana. Militants rigged the main entrance gate and secondary boundary retaining walls with high explosives. The subsequent blast structurally compromised and completely destroyed the building. While the nighttime timing of the detonation prevented mass casualties, the destruction has effectively disenfranchised hundreds of registered female students. Local elders and distraught parents have voiced profound fears regarding the immediate collapse of girls' literacy pathways in the district.

  • The Miranshah Paralysis & Section 144: Concurrently, neighboring North Waziristan remains under severe administrative and security paralysis. A strict curfew and the enforcement of Section 144 have entered their eighth consecutive day across the Miranshah tehsil. Driven by aggressive, ongoing kinetic operations by security forces, the prolonged lockdown has been paired with a comprehensive tactical suspension of mobile networks and internet communication channels.

  • Severe Humanitarian Strands: The prolonged security lockdown has choked normal life along the critical Bannu-Miranshah highway, heavily restricting commercial traffic and passenger transit. With all local bazaars closed and digital financial systems frozen due to the network blackout, local families are reporting acute difficulties in acquiring basic food items, baby formula, and lifesaving medical supplies. Frontier corps and official security sources confirmed that the blanket movement restrictions and curfew protocols will remain rigidly enforced until intelligence clearance operations are finalized.
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