ISLAMABAD, Mar 2 (NNN-APP) – A landmine blast killed two children in Pakistan’s north-west tribal district of South Waziristan, police officials said today.
Police told media in the region that, two children were killed in the blast, yesterday evening.
Officials say that, militants had planted a large number of landmines, during their control in parts of the tribal areas, including South Waziristan, to stop the advance of security forces.
Located along Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, South Waziristan used to be a hotbed of militancy, but the security forces have successfully flushed out the terrorists from the area, in separate armed offensives.– NNN-APP
