Three Children Killed in Ambush on Tribal Elder’s Vehicle in South Waziristan

Overview

• Police say gunmen opened fire on tribal elder Malik Sardar Wazir’s vehicle in Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan district.
• The vehicle carried six children from his family, leaving three dead and three hurt.
• The injured were moved to a hospital, according to police statements cited in initial reports.
• Security forces reached the site and launched a search operation to track the attackers.
• No group has claimed responsibility, a gap that reflects the opaque nature of targeted violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.