Overview

• Local police confirmed at least four students were injured in a private school in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber district, on Friday.
• A fourth-grade pupil reportedly found an unexploded mortar shell on the way to school and dropped it in class, triggering the blast.
• The injured were transported to hospitals in Peshawar for treatment and were later discharged, according to police.
• Security teams sealed the site and began searches to locate and defuse any additional unexploded ordnance, with a police investigation underway.
• Authorities and local reports note that tribal areas near the Afghanistan border frequently contend with leftover munitions, including a Bajaur incident last year that killed four boys.