Five young children from one family died and two others were left in hospital after a mysterious illness struck a household in Khyber district, police and local officials said. The children were living in Qazianu Kalay village in the Bazar Zakha Khel tehsil when seven of them lost consciousness. They were being taken to hospital in Peshawar when five of them died on the way.
What happened
Police said the seven children fell unconscious suddenly on the morning of the incident. Members of the family told officials that the children had felt weakness for several days before that. Police said the victims belong to the household of a man named Shah Ji, and that three of the dead are girls and two are boys, all under the age of five.
Medical care and tests
The two affected children are receiving treatment at Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar, and hospital administration said their condition has improved. Reports differ on how far testing has gone. One account says initial tests on the children came back clear, while another says doctors have recommended a blood culture and a CT scan, a detailed imaging test, to identify the illness. No cause has been confirmed so far.
Official response and next steps
Deputy Commissioner Khyber Shahid Ali said a special team from the district administration moved the children to Peshawar without delay. On his instructions, Assistant Commissioner Landi Kotal Inam Wazir visited the hospital, reviewed treatment and facilities, and was briefed by medical staff. The district administration said a medical team will also examine Qazianu Kalay to find out why the children became ill so suddenly. Police said their inquiry is continuing, and doctors will keep the two children under observation until the causes are determined.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Khyber district ke Qazianu Kalay gaon mein ek hi khandan ke 5 bachay purasrar bimari ke baad jaan se chale gaye. Do bachay Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar mein ilaj ke tehat hain. Bimari ki wajah abhi tak maloom nahi hui, aur tests aur tehqiqat jari hain. Walidain ke liye yeh khabar yeh yaad dilati hai ke bachon mein kamzori ya behoshi dikhe to foran doctor ke paas le jayen.
