The house struck in the attack was situated in South Waziristan’s Angoor Adda area. — Photo by AFP

PESHAWAR: Mortars fired from Afghanistan struck a house in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border, killing a child and wounded two others, DawnNews reported.

The house struck in the attack was situated in South Waziristan’s Angoor Adda area.

Subsequently, Pakistan lodged a protest with the Afghan National Army and the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), security sources told DawnNews.

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