Landmine explosions: Woman killed, two others injured

PARACHINAR: A woman was killed and two others were injured in two separate landmine explosions in Sar Surang area of Upper Kurram Agency on Tuesday. An official of the political administration said both incidents occurred within minutes of each other. He said a woman identified as wife of Talib Dinwas was on her way to an agriculture field when she stepped on a landmine which killed her on the spot. In the other incident, two women were walking in the same area when one of them stepped on a landmine, resulting in severe injuries to both. They were shifted to Parachinar headquarters hospital from where they were referred to a hospital in Islamabad on account of their critical condition.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 29^th, 2014.