4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan

Police opportunity a roadside explosive has exploded adjacent a conveyance carrying information forces successful restive northwestern Pakistan, sidesplitting 4 officers and wounding 5 others

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A roadside explosive exploded adjacent a conveyance carrying information forces successful restive northwestern Pakistan, sidesplitting 4 officers and wounding 5 others, officials said Thursday, and nan aforesaid time 2 schoolchildren were killed erstwhile a mortar exploded adjacent them elsewhere successful nan northwest.

The roadside bombing happened Wednesday successful South Waziristan district, a erstwhile stronghold of nan Pakistani Taliban, section constabulary serviceman Dilawar Khan said.

No 1 instantly claimed work for nan attack, but nan Pakistani Taliban, known arsenic Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, has stepped up its assaults successful nan region since its state nan Afghan Taliban seized powerfulness successful neighboring Afghanistan successful 2021.

Later nan aforesaid day, a mortar fired by insurgents landed adjacent a roadworthy successful nan Tirah vale successful nan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa state connected Wednesday, sidesplitting 2 schoolchildren who was going to schoolhouse connected foot, constabulary said.

The Pakistani subject has launched dozens of operations against nan Pakistani Taliban and different insurgents successful South Waziristan and different erstwhile tribal regions nearby, but nan militants proceed to transportation retired predominant attacks.

On Thursday, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met pinch Chinese ambassador Jiang Zaidong successful Islamabad to little him astir an investigation into an onslaught Tuesday successful which a defender changeable and wounded two Chinese nationals astatine a textile mill successful nan larboard metropolis of Karachi, allegedly complete a backstage dispute.

China has often demanded amended information for its nationals who are successful Pakistan to activity for Beijing’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. An chartless number of Chinese group are besides moving astatine factories successful nan country.