The Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) has urged the Balochistan government and the Kech district administration to protect educational institutions and take legal action over break-ins at four government schools and a shooting at a private school.
At a press conference at the Turbat Press Club, representatives of BSAC’s Turbat zone said thieves had broken into the government schools during October and November, stolen valuable equipment and damaged school property.
The committee identified them as Government Boys High School Kushkalat, Government Boys Middle School Meri, Government Girls Higher Secondary School Gulshanabad and Government Boys Middle School Dannuk.
A private school in Buleda also came under fire in early October, BSAC said, and its CCTV cameras, doors and windows were damaged.
The representatives said the incidents had added to the difficulties facing students in Balochistan, where there was already a shortage of schools and many existing institutions lacked basic facilities. They called on the government and district administration to introduce effective security measures and provide students with a safe environment for their studies.
BSAC said it would hold peaceful protests at educational institutions across Kech if the administration failed to find a lasting solution.