Protesters | Pakistan

Protesters demonstrating against counter-terrorism operations in the province were fired upon in the Mohmand Ghoz area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tirah Valley, a provincial government official told Dawn.com. Earlier this week, two children were killed by a mortar shell in the Raghzai village in Tank district. Following the incident, the grieving families and residents of the area staged a protest by blocking the Tank-South Waziristan Road, demanding immediate identification and action against those responsible. According to Sohail Afridi, Special Assistant for KP Communications and Works, there had been an incident a day prior where a mortar struck a house and killed a young girl, prompting local residents to protest in front of the Frontier Corps (FC) compound today. “Angry locals gathered at the gates and shots were fired when the crowd was near the compound,” he told Dawn.com. He said there were reports of fatalities and injuries in the incident. Sohail added that there were conflicting reports about who open...