A government middle school for girls was destroyed in an explosion triggered by suspected terrorists in Pakistan's Zerki village on Sunday.

Gull Alam, a local resident, told Dawn News that unknown persons entered the Government Girls Middle School Zerki and detonated an explosive device, resulting in the complete destruction of a portion of the school building.

Locals told the newspaper that around 400 girls enrolled in the school and demanded of the government to enhance security for all the girls’ schools in the district.

This is not the first time a girl's school has been burned down in the country.

A school named Golden Arrow Girls Middle School was set on fire in  Shakhimar village on May 29.

Afia Islamic Girls Public School was blown up by unknown men on May 8.