Three children killed as mortar shell explodes in Swat
- By Web Desk -
- Nov 21, 2018
SWAT: Three children were killed while two others sustained injuries in a mortar shell explosion in Swat’s Matta Tehsil on Wednesday, ARY News reported.
As per details, the mortar exploded in the fields when the children belonging to the same family were playing there. As a result, three were killed and two sustained injuries, said the police.
The deceased and the injured were moved to Matta’s medical facility. However, the authorities collected evidence from the scene of the incident and launched an investigation into the matter.
On the other hand, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar expressed condolence on the incident and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured children.
Back in the month of October, the Swat’s administrative control was transferred to the civil administration by Pakistan Army after a decade-long struggle for restoration of peace.
The ceremony in this regard was attended by the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan and Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Nazir Ahmed Bhut, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Salahuddin and GOC Swat Major General Khalid Saeed.
The Memorandum of Understanding of administrative authority was handed over to the chief minister of the province.
In his remarks, Chief Minister Mehmood Khan had appreciated Pakistan Army for their successful struggle against terrorism and extremism for the restoration of peace in Swat.
He recalled that terrorists did not spare the educational institutions and their buildings were destroyed. But these cowardly acts of the terrorism could not deter the resilient people of Swat and added that the Pak army, police force and other law enforcement forces.