PESHAWAR: Two government schools were blown up in northwestern Pakistan's Sherkera and Matni areas, DawnNews reported.

Unknown assailants used explosives and destroyed the two schools in the two areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

It is pertinent to note that over 500 schools have been destroyed in attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).