The Washington International School (WIS) ( ur, واشنگٹن بین الاقوامی اسکول) is an

international school An international school is an institution that promotes education in an international environment or framework. Although there is no uniform definition or criteria, international schools are usually characterized by a multinational student body a ...

located in the

Defence Housing Authority Defence Housing Authority (DHA) ( ur, ). It is a Government of Pakistan owned real-estate development company that governs housing and municipal services for Defence neighbourhoods across Pakistan. It is the first largest residential community in ...

(DHA) area of

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

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

Major incidents

In September 2011, a bomb blast carried out by the

Pakistani Taliban The Pakistani Taliban (), formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan (Urdu/ ps, , lit=Student Movement of Pakistan, TTP), is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan–Pakistani bor ...

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

References

External links

Washington International School - official website
Defence, Karachi International schools in Karachi Schools in Karachi {{Pakistan-school-stub