Militants blow up schools in Pakistan

Peshawar: Taliban militants have blown up two schools in Bajaur tribal agency in northwest Pakistan, a media report said on Friday.

The militants have destroyed dozens of schools in the area in the recent past. The two schools were located in the Haji Long and Raghan areas of the tribal agency, which is part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan, Geo TV said.

Meanwhile, the security forces have targeted militants' hideouts with heavy artillery in the Chaharmang area, the report said.