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Students returned to the rubble of their schools to resume education.
each in Bannu, Swat, and Tank. In FATA, the attacks took place in Mohmand
(24), Khyber (9), Bajaur (3), South Waziristan (2), Orakzai (1), North Waziristan
(1) and South Waziristan. One school was also attacked in Balochistan, in the
district of Awaran.
Government officials expressed concerns over the lack of funds for
reconstruction of the targetted schools. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa education
secretary was reported to have said that the government had allocated Rs. 6.7
billion for educational development in the province in 2012-2013.
In June, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) funded the construction of 40
schools and other educational institutions in Swat district of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province. Media reports claimed that as many as 21,000 boys
and girls had already begun attending these institutions.
In February, a banned jihadi group was reported to have arranged a sermon
at the Peshawar University campus. The sermon was part of a membership
campaign in which leaflets and other material were distributed outlining the
outfit’s agenda. The university administration failed to take action against the
group.
Education was also badly affected in Balochistan due to the ongoing conflict.
An HRCP fact-finding mission was informed by the provincial secretary
education that finding teachers to serve in many affected areas was a major
problem, leading to disruption of education. Attacks on buses used by young
Hazara men resulted in over 300 students discontinuing their higher education.
Laws and policies
With the devolution of the subject of education to the provinces following
the 18th Constitutional Amendment, it had become the responsibility of the
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State of Human Rights in 2012