Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Progress Report: Jihad

February 10, 2009
Progress in jihad: 122 girls' schools, 65 boys' schools destroyed in Swat

Also damaged or destroyed were two police stations, 12 police posts, 80 video centres, around 300 CD shops, 25 barbershops, 24 bridges, 15 basic health units, an electricity grid station and a main gas supply line. Sharia Alert and Progress Toward Barbarism Update: "Education for girls prime victim of Swat turmoil," by Javed Aziz Khan for the News International, February 10:

PESHAWAR: Girls’ education remained the prime victim in Swat where over 119,248 females in private and public sector schools have been affected while 122 schools for females and 65 others for boys destroyed since the ongoing violence erupted in the town, a study disclosed.

Two police stations, 12 police posts, 80 video centres, around 300 CD shops, 25 barbershops, 24 bridges, 15 basic health units, an electricity grid station and a main gas supply line were either destroyed or severely damaged by the militants during the past few months’ violence in once the tourist heaven.

Two cable networks were closed while another was blown up in the district during the recent past.

The study carried out by some non-government organisations reveals that 700 hotels were closed in the area that made 30,000 workers jobless....

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