{"id":125481,"date":"2026-05-07T18:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=125481"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:51:40","slug":"3-children-killed-several-injured-in-south-waziristan-attack-security-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/125481\/","title":{"rendered":"3 children killed, several injured in South Waziristan attack: security sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)- Two separate attacks in South Waziristan on Thursday killed three children and injured several people, security sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports, an explosion occurred near a civilian settlement in the Gawa Khwa area of South Waziristan, while mortar shells were also fired at civilians by Afghan Taliban forces in the border tehsil of Angoor Adda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The explosion, they said, was caused after \u201c<em>Fitna al Khawarij<\/em>&nbsp;hid cylinders filled with explosives near a house in a nearby settlement\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1849349\/govt-proscribes-gul-bahadur-group-majeed-brigade#:~:text=TTP%20labelled%20as%20fitna\"><em><u>Fitna al Khawarij<\/u><\/em><\/a>&nbsp;is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThree innocent children of a family were martyred and several people were injured\u201d as a result of the explosion, the security sources said, noting that the victims were a 15-year-old boy and two girls of eight and seven years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security sources added that those injured in the attack were immediately taken to the District Headquarters Hospital in Wana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locals expressed deep grief and anger over the tragic incident and said that the terrorists were once again targeting unarmed and innocent civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The security sources noted that \u201c<em>khawarij<\/em>&nbsp;elements have been targeting the general population, children and women in South Waziristan and adjacent areas in the past as well\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>Khawarij<\/em>&nbsp;and their facilitators are continuously shedding the blood of innocent civilians to achieve their nefarious goals; however, such cowardly attacks cannot dampen the morale of the people,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, in Angoor Adda, Afghan Taliban forces fired three mortar shells at a market near the Durand Line, injuring 10 people, according to the security sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThree mortar shells hit the Ghazi Rehman Hotel and shops nearby,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The injured were immediately shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, where their condition is reported to be critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The security sources termed the incident \u201cnot only a violation of international laws but also a clear violation of human rights\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis aggression by the Afghan Taliban is the biggest threat to peace and stability in the region,\u201d they said, adding that \u201cthe Afghan Taliban and their affiliated terrorist elements have always targeted the common people to achieve their nefarious goals\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPakistan\u2019s priority is peace, stability and relations based on mutual respect, but Pakistan\u2019s commitment to the security of its borders and people is unwavering, and this is the hallmark of a responsible state,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been a resurgence in terrorism in Pakistan since the Afghan Taliban&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1852243\"><u>returned<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;to power in Kabul in 2021. Islamabad has repeatedly urged Taliban to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries on Afghan soil, particularly those linked to the banned TTP. Officials say those appeals have gone unheeded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military\u2019s media affairs wing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1996454\">said<\/a>&nbsp;last week that 13 Indian-sponsored terrorists were killed in two foiled infiltration attempts along the Pak-Afghan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, four terrorists were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1993427\">killed<\/a>&nbsp;and a police constable martyred in separate incidents in KP\u2019s Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in April, two children and a woman were killed and three others injured when mortar shells&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1992026\">fired<\/a>&nbsp;from across the Afghan border hit a house in Bajaur, security sources said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- Two separate attacks in South Waziristan on Thursday killed three children and injured several people, security sources said. 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