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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Bomb Threats at Pakistan Schools [Watch (HLS stream): Bomb Threats at Pakistan Schools](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/noY65UYy.m3u8) (2:23)  _Published 2010-02-04. Violence encroaches as militants make bomb threats at Pakistan schools for the first time_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:18 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Pakistan Car Bomb Kills 22](/video/vc2bZrIE/) ### Pakistan Car Bomb Kills 22 [Bombing at a Hospital in Pakistan Kills At Least 67](/video/pojCxTiU/) ### Bombing at a Hospital in Pakistan Kills At Least 67 [TIME Raw: LAPD Closes All Schools After Threat](/video/dcvSsMBu/) ### TIME Raw: LAPD Closes All Schools After Threat --- ## Transcript Until a few months ago, Shareen Momant, a housewife in Lahore, enjoyed taking her 6- year old daughter Shasmena to school, now, it has become a nightmare. >> I know that, you know, sending her to school is dangerous now, it's not that safe anymore which I couldn't even ever think of. >> In response to the Pakistan army's offensive along the Afghan border to wipe out the Taliban; militants are setting off suicide bombs all over the country killing hundreds. Now, they're starting to encroach on schools; first the Islamic University was targeted, then Momant watched as Lahore came under attack. >> I saw the breaking news and that was [ unk ] Building, and the Police Academy in [ unk ] in trouble, at that night these terrorists and there were hostages there. I was really alarmed, I was really shocked and I was in tears and there was panic situation in every school, everywhere in Lahore. S >> Schools shut down for weeks in Lahore and other cities. Now they're putting stronger security measure in place. Sara Hayat is in- charge of security at a children's school in Lahore. She implemented a number of systems to keep children safe. >> Situation has been really worse, especially after the holidays. Now we have taken proper security measures; we've got guards in school, we've raised our walls. >> The city government of Lahore now mandates eight feet high walls and walkthrough gates at all schools. >> We close our gates at all times; nobody can come in without showing their ID cards. The parents have to carry the children's ID card too. And the most important thing is that no visitors are allowed. >> But despite these efforts some students believe they will have to do their bit to fight off terrorists. >> As for Momant, she's worried about impact the violence is having on her daughter. >> A couple of days ago she was watching TV with me and all of a sudden there was breaking news that in Islamabad the school has been blown up, and she kept on asking me that what have these children done, and I have no answer. >> I'm Natasha Del Toro for Time. com ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Bomb Threats at Pakistan Schools","description":"Violence encroaches as militants make bomb threats at Pakistan schools for the first time","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/noY65UYy/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2010-02-04T13:31:53.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/noY65UYy.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/noY65UYy/","duration":"PT2M23S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/noY65UYy/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```