Two cousin infants died due to increasing cold and harsh weather in Fatmi Khel area of tehsil Landi Kotal, of tribal Khyber Agency on Saturday.
Parents of the deceased said that Nizam s/o Bajli Gul, dour months and his cousin a month old Sufyan s/o Inzar Gul had got Pneumonia following sever cold grabbed the area.
They were taken to agency headquarter hospital for medical aid however they could not survived, they argued.
The health officials said that the children were brought in deteriorated condition and emergency medical aid was provided to them. One was died during treatment while the other who was referred to Peshawar hospital due to worse condition expired on way to Peshawar.
As per local tribal for the last few days mercury dropped to minus and the situation was further worsen by the constant power off to the area that multiplied miseries of the tribesmen.
The health official said that with beginning of chill weather, chest diseases on rise in the area and dozens of tribal especially the children were brought to the health centre for treatment.
He suggested the tribesmen to protect their children of cold to avoid seasonal diseases.