October 21, 2009 8:59 AM

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Educational institutions across Pakistan closed over security concerns

Pakistan Government has ordered the closure of all state-run and private educational institutions for an indefinite period after two suicide bombers struck the International Islamic University in the federal capital, killing five persons. <br/><br/>The decision was made at meeting of senior officials held soon after the suicide attack in Islamabad. <br/><br/>In Peshawar, the North West Frontier Province government announced the closure of all educational institutions from Wednesday.<br/><br/>Hours after the attack in Islamabad, authorities in southern Sindh province too ordered the closure of all educational institutions till Sunday.<br/><br/>All military-run educational institutions are recently closed for a week due to threats that militants could target them or hijack buses transporting students to retaliate against the offensive launched against the Taliban in South Waziristan.<br/><br/>Numerous private schools in cities across Pakistan have also been closed. Earlier, authorities had said the security arrangement at schools and colleges, especially those in the private sector, are inadequate.<br/>

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