A mortar shell blast in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) killed a child on Thursday. Security officials told English daily that the child was playing near an abandoned field in Utmankhel when his foot landed on an old mortar shell. Consequently, a blast took place which killed him on the spot. Later, security forces cordoned off the area and a search operation is underway to find more of these explosives in the village.

Source: Pakistan Today November 16, 2017 16:41 UTC