Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dec. 12 -- A devastating explosion late Thursday night destroyed a government primary school in the Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan, leaving over 600 children without a place to study.

Unidentified attackers planted explosives at the Government Primary School in the Ayaz Kot area of Khushhali village, reducing much of the structure to ruins and halting educational activities in the locality, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, officials from the district education department stated that the school had been the only operational primary institution in the area, serving as a vital educational centre for hundreds of students.

Following the blast, authorities sealed off the damaged bu...