NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Six mortar shells fired from Afghanistan fell into North Waziristan’s Ghulam Khan Tehsil area on Saturday, DawnNews reported.

According to security sources, six mortar shells fired from the Afghan region bordering North Waziristan fell into Ghulam Khan Tehsil.

No casualties or loss of life was reported due to the targeted area being uninhabited.

North Waziristan is of one of Pakistan's tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan and Afghanistan regularly trade allegations of cross-border shelling from both sides of the border.

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