US EditionAssistant commissioner Nawagai among four killed in Bajaur
- On Wednesday, a bomb blast targeted a government convoy in Nawagai, Bajaur, killing at least five, including Assistant Commissioner Faisal Ismail, and injuring 11 others.
- Initial findings indicate the assistant commissioner’s vehicle was specifically targeted by militants, with intelligence pointing to the banned group Khwarij as the likely perpetrators.
- Evidence shows a remote-controlled IED detonated during the convoy, destroying the vehicle and prompting bomb disposal teams to gather evidence at the scene.
- Following the attack, KP Inspector General Zulfiqar Hameed ordered a detailed report and deployed special teams from CTD and Special Branch to intensify operations against Khwarij.
- More broadly, recent attacks in Bajaur highlight escalating militancy, underscoring the urgent need for increased security in the tribal region.
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AC among five killed in Bajaur’s ‘remote-controlled’ blast
11 others injured in explosion that targeted a government vehicle KP IGP says according to initial information, the TTP targeted the assistant commissioner’s vehicle KHAR: Five people, including an assistant commissioner and two policemen, were killed and 11 others injured on Wednesday in a ‘remote-controlled’ blast targeting a government vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, the police confirmed. Confirming the casualties, Bajaur Dis…
Bajaur blast claims five lives, including assistant commissioner
Vehicle destroyed in bomb explosion in KP's Bajaur. — X/@HaiderHotiANPA remote-controlled bomb blast targeting a government vehicle in Bajaur’s Tehsil Khar on Wednesday claimed five lives, including Assistant Commissioner Nawagai Faisal Ismail. According to Deputy Commissioner...
Assistant commissioner Nawagai among four killed in Bajaur
A deadly bomb blast struck Nawagai area of Bajaur district on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 11 others, according to local officials. The explosion occurred on Nawagai road near Sadiqabad Phatak in Khar Tehsil, and reportedly targeted a government vehicle. Among those killed were Assistant Commissioner Nawagai, Tehsildar Nawagai, identified as Waqil, a police subedar, and a police constable, police sources said. The wounded…
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