Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dec. 30 -- A girl's school in the district Bannu's Meryan Tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was set on fire by unidentified miscreants on Friday night amid an increase in militancy in the tribal region, Geo News reported on Saturday.

It reported that the miscreants targeted the Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Kotka Mumbati Barakzai, which suffered significant damage. The school's science lab was turned to ashes.

The miscreants stole solar panels and other items and vandalised the school's boundary wall as well. They also wrote threatening graffiti near the main gate, warning of additional attacks if the school tried to resume classes.

In the wake of the incident, police officials collected evidence from the s...