SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Two minor siblings were injured in a suspected quadcopter strike on a house in the Azam Warsak area of Birmal tehsil in Lower South Waziristan district on Tuesday afternoon, sources said.

The injured children were identified as five-year-old Ayan and nine-year-old Adna Bibi. Both were initially taken to the District Headquarters Hospital in Wana for medical treatment.

Hospital sources said the children received initial medical treatment at the facility. However, owing to the severity of their injuries, they were later referred to a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan.

On Monday, a man and his three children were injured in a suspected quadcopter attack on a house in the Splay Panra area of Toi Khulla tehsil.

The repeated occurrence of such attacks raised concern among residents who called for a transparent investigation into incidents in which civilians, particularly children, were either killed or injured.

Published in Dawn, September 2nd, 2026