Rockets fired by militants inside Afghanistan killed a five-year-old boy and injured seven other children in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, the army said.
The attack took place in Bajur, a former tribal region that was also once a Taliban stronghold, it added in a statement, without providing further details. Bajur served as a base for the Pakistani Taliban and other militants until a few years ago, when the army said it cleared the area of insurgents.
However, similar cross-border attacks continue in Bajur.
Pakistan and Afghanistan share an internationally recognized 2,400-kilometer (1,500-mile) border known as the Durand Line, which was drawn in the 19th century when the British ruled South Asia. Kabul has never recognized the border. The two sides are also often accused of turning a blind eye to militants operating along the porous border.
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