Landmine blast in North Waziristan injures two schoolgirls

A landmine explosion occurred in the Sherani area of Datta Khel, North Waziristan, injuring two young girls, reported the 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.

According to police, the girls, aged 9 and 10, were on their way to school when they stepped on the landmine. Both were rushed to a hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, electricity remains disrupted across the district for the third consecutive day, causing difficulties for residents.

North Waziristan District is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering 4,707 square kilometres (1,817 sq mi). The capital city of North Waziristan is Miranshah.

In 2014, about 98,640 people were reported to be internally displaced from North Waziristan as a result of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, a military offensive conducted by the Pakistan Armed Forces along the Pak-Afghan Border.

In 2018, it became a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan with merger of the entire FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the Parliament's approval.