Pakistan
Pakistan: Suspected drone attack in KP leaves a child dead
A suspected drone hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan District on Friday, killing a child and injuring five others.
Wana Police Spokesperson Habib Islam told Dawn.com: “The attack took place after 11am, as a result of which one child was killed while five people were injured.”
Makin Station House Officer Abdul Qadir Mehsud also confirmed the drone attack and told Dawn.com locals have set a date for June 23 to hold a jirga with the higher authorities regarding law and order, in which they have invited people belonging to every school of thought.
KP MPA Asif Khan Mehsood told Dawn.com that the alleged incident involved a drone which “targeted school children,” although it was not known whether the drone was Pakistani or from another country.
PTI MNA Zubair Khan Wazir has condemned the incident.
In his Facebook post, he said: "Drone attack on innocent school children in Upper Makin village Dashka, South Waziristan."
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