PESHAWAR - At least 13 students were injured when fire erupted in a private primary school in Nothia area of Peshawar on Thursday.
Sources said that the fire broke out in Ali Public School in Nothia Qadeem area in the early morning. According to rescue sources, the fire erupted due to short circuit in a mobile tower, which had been installed on the school premises.
They said the fire engulfed three classrooms of the school where 13 students sustained burn injuries.
Soon after the incident Rescue 1122 staff rushed the site and started fire-extinguishing operation. They shifted the injured students to burn unit of lady reading hospital Peshawar where they were stated stable in condition. Some of the injured were discharged on the spot.
The injured students were identified Maria daughter of Arif, Umar son of Afzal , Kehkashan daughter Kamran, Abdullah son of Gul Wazir, Jawad son of Naveed, Maryam daughter of Shakeel, Hisab daughter of Shakil, Noreen daughter of Wesal, Safamarwa daughter of Mukaram Khan, Savera daughter of Mukaram Khan and Iqbal son of unknown.
As a result of fire thee classrooms, stationery and furniture of the schools were badly damaged.
Meanwhile, all concerned have been informed that tests and interviews of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission have not been postponed and will take place on the scheduled dates and time.
It may be recalled that a local Urdu daily in its publication on January 24, 2013 had wrongly reported that test interviews of Public Service Commission Peshawar have been postponed, said a press note issued here by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission Peshawar.
Two kids hurt in rocket fire hit
Two children were injured when unknown miscreants fired three rockets in Hayatabad area of Peshawar on Thursday.
Sources said that the mortars were fired from Khyber Agency and landed in residential area of Phase-IV Hayaatabad. The mortars attacks resulted injuring of two persons in separate houses who were immediately shifted to Hayatabad Medical complex for emergency medical treatment.
After the incident large number of people gathered the blast site and criticized government for their failure to provide protection to the lives and property of the masses.
Police registered FIR against unknown persons and started investigation.