SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A security official was maÂÂrtyred and another wouÂnded in a clash between security forces and militants in tehsil Birmal of lower South Waziristan, sources said.
They said the clash took place in the Nandron area of the district on Friday, following which security forces cordoned off the area and launched a seaÂrch operation. During the exchange of fire, a suspeÂcted terrorist was killed. No statement was issued by ISPR, the military’s media wing, till late in the night.
Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy was injured in a landmine blast while grazing cattle in the mountainous area of Saidan village in Upper South WazirisÂtan, officials said.
They said Shaheerullah was shifted to Sararogha Hospital, but later transferred to Dera Ismail Khan for further treatment.
Another landmine expÂlosion left six children woÂÂunded in tehsil Makin of South Waziristan.
District police officer Malik Habib said the expÂlÂosion took place in the Spin Kamar area on FriÂdÂÂay, adding that the injured had been shifted to RazÂmÂÂak Hospital in North WaziÂristan by their families.
According to him, the children had found a rusted landmine in the mountains and brought it home where it exploded, causing injuries.
Also on Friday night, a mortar shell struck a house in the Bospa area of tehsil Ladha in upper South Waziristan, during an exchange of fire between security forces and militants, injuring a man and his son, officials said.
Published in Dawn, September 22nd, 2024