Suspected Taliban militants have burnt down nine government-run schools in a series of overnight attacks in north-western Pakistan, officials say.
A health building and the home of a local policeman were also set on fire by militants in the district of Buner.
Eyewitnesses said the insurgents threw chemicals on the buildings before setting them on fire.
This is the first major attack by the insurgents in the district after it was declared safe by the authorities.
They said that an army offensive a few months ago had driven militants out of the area.
Hundreds of schools in north-western Pakistan have been burnt down in recent years by militants who correspondents say want to enforce strict Islamic law - which prohibits female education.
Militants hit' Pakistani school
Suspected Taliban militants have burnt down nine government-run schools in a series of overnight attacks in north-western Pakistan, officials say.
A health building and the home of a local policeman were also set on fire by militants in the district of Buner.
Eyewitnesses said the insurgents threw chemicals on the buildings before setting them on fire.
This is the first major attack by the insurgents in the district after it was declared safe by the authorities.
They said that an army offensive a few months ago had driven militants out of the area.
Hundreds of schools in north-western Pakistan have been burnt down in recent years by militants who correspondents say want to enforce strict Islamic law - which prohibits female education.
