Sacred Heart High School for Boys
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Sacred Heart High School for Boys in Lahore
, Pakistan
belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore
.
Alexander Lewis was the principal of the school in 2008.
On March 11, 2008, a powerful bomb ripped open a government building, killed at least 30 people and injured about 200 more, as well as damaging Catholic Church buildings in Lahore. The explosion caused serious damage to Sacred Heart Cathedral
, Sacred Heart High School for Boys, Sacred Heart High School for Girls
, St. Anthony's College. Three schoolchildren died in the incident. More than 100 children were taken to hospitals for medical treatment.
Chief Minister Ejaz Nisar has said a high-level committee has been constituted to assess the damage done by the March 2008 suicide bombings in the city. Education Minister Mira Phailbus and Archbishop of Lahore Lawrence Saldanha
were also present.
The school was one of several buildings damaged or destroyed by another bomb blast in Lahore in May 2009.
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore is an archdiocese in Punjab, Pakistan.-History:It was founded as a diocese on 1 September 1886, having previously been the Vicariate of Punjab. On 23 April 1994 the diocese was elevated to the rank of Archdiocese. Fr...
.
Alexander Lewis was the principal of the school in 2008.
On March 11, 2008, a powerful bomb ripped open a government building, killed at least 30 people and injured about 200 more, as well as damaging Catholic Church buildings in Lahore. The explosion caused serious damage to Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral may refer to:in Australia*Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo, Victoria, Australiain Bosnia and Herzegovina* Cathedral of Jesus' Heart, Sarajevoin Canada...
, Sacred Heart High School for Boys, Sacred Heart High School for Girls
Sacred Heart High School for Girls
Sacred Heart High School for Girls is one of the oldest girls schools in Lahore Pakistan. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore....
, St. Anthony's College. Three schoolchildren died in the incident. More than 100 children were taken to hospitals for medical treatment.
Chief Minister Ejaz Nisar has said a high-level committee has been constituted to assess the damage done by the March 2008 suicide bombings in the city. Education Minister Mira Phailbus and Archbishop of Lahore Lawrence Saldanha
Lawrence Saldanha
Lawrence John Saldanha was born in Mangalore, India on 25 October 1936. He received his religious training at the Christ the King seminary in Karachi and was ordained a priest in Lahore, Pakistan on 16 January 1960....
were also present.
The school was one of several buildings damaged or destroyed by another bomb blast in Lahore in May 2009.