KHYBER
Two minor boys killed and another sustained injury when an Afghan returned truck ran over them here at Pak-Afghan border, Torkham on Tuesday.
Border security official in Torkham said that in an attempt to smuggle trading goods (apples) to Pakistan from Afghanistan, the truck ran over it, while Afghani children hiding under it.
Immediately after an incident, the officials on the spot shifted the body and the wounded to Pak-Afghan friendship hospital, Torkham where from the injured was shifted to headquarter hospital for further treatment, the official said.
The deceased kids were identified as Azeemullah son of Shriefullah, 10, unknown, 10 and injured Alhajuddin 11.
According to the hospital sources after medic-legal formalities the bodies were transported to Afghanistan.
The official informed that hundreds of Afghan children aging 10 to 15 years are involved in child labor (smuggling activities) with support of their parents across the border.
Beside the proper border management system, the poor controlling arrangements of the Afghan government, the mal-practice cannot be controlled, he added.
