Pakistan

[Schneemann]

Pakistan teachers being killed, says Human Rights Watch

Militants are systematically targeting and killing teachers in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan, says Human Rights Watch.

At least 22 teachers were killed in the province between January 2008 and October 2010, says a report by the organisation. The study documents dozens of attacks in Balochistan.

Despite being home to vast mineral resources, Balochistan remains Pakistan's most impoverished province. It is the stage of a nationalist insurgency by local tribesmen. The province is also home to religious extremists. Both groups are involved in the attacks on teachers, according to the Human Rights Watch report, Their Future is at Stake, which was published on Monday.

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