Washington international School
واشنگٹن بین الاقوامی اسکول
Address
206/1, 32nd Street off Khayaban-e-Roomi, Defence Housing Authority

Karachi
,
Sindh
,
75500

Pakistan
Coordinates24°46′43″N 67°03′54″E / 24.7786°N 67.0650°E / 24.7786; 67.0650
Information
TypePrivate
GenderCoeducational
Websitewis.edu.pk

The Washington International School (WIS) (Urdu: واشنگٹن بین الاقوامی اسکول) is an international school located in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area of Karachi, Pakistan.[1]

WISDOM Educational Society is sponsoring education programs at the Washington International School since 1994.[2]

Major incidents

In September 2011, a bomb blast carried out by the Pakistani Taliban targeted a senior police officer residing in the area. The impact of the blast severely damaged Washington International School, Karachi, killing one teacher and a student [3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Washington International School". wis.edu.pk. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "KARACHI: Educational website launched". DAWN.COM. April 13, 2002.
  3. ↑ Saadat, Suleman; Ahmed, Noman (19 September 2011). "Neighbourhood destroyed: 'We thought living next to a police officer would mean we were safer'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Inseparable, in life and death". Dawn. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Washington International School loses teacher and student". The Express Tribune. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2023.


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