SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Three children were wounded in landmine blast in South Waziristan tribal district on Sunday.

Local people said that the children were on their way home in Bader Gegakhel area, some 40km from the district headquarters Wana, after attending tuition class at a local school.

The injured children were identified as Hakimullah, Rizwan and Adil.

They were taken to a local hospital.

Published in Dawn, July 25th, 2022

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