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Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has strongly condemned the firing incident near Shandai Mor in Bajaur, which resulted in the martyrdom of Awami National Party (ANP) leader Maulana Khan Zaib and one other individual.

PESHAWAR - In line with the special directives of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a delegation of provincial ministers and members provincial assembly paid a visit to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), on Thursday to inquire after those injured in the recent Bajaur blast.

At least five people, including an assistant commissioner, were killed and 11 others injured on Wednesday as a government vehicle was targeted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022. The country ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025. Bajaur District Police Officer (DPO) Waqas Rafique told Dawn.com that five people, including two policemen and a civilian, were killed in an explosion targeting the vehicle on Nawagai Road in Khar tehsil’s Sadiqabad area. The deceased include Nawagai Assistant Commissioner (AC) Faisal Ismail, Tehsildar Abdul Wakil, Subedar Noor Hakim, and police constable Rashid, according to the DPO. “The blast was so intense that the vehicle targeted was completely destroyed,” he said, adding that 11 people were injured in the blast and immediately transported to Khar District Headquarters...

Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq strongly condemned the tragic explosion that took place at Saddiqabad near the railway crossing Mela in Bajaur district.

At least four people were killed and several others injured in a powerful explosion targeting the assistant commissioner's vehicle in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday.

The residence of Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Tribal Affairs MNA Mubarak Zeb’s residence in Bajaur was targeted with a rocket in the wee hours of Saturday, according to police. Last month, an improvised explosive device (IED) had detonated outside the residence of MNA Zeb, partially damaging the house, police had said. Bajaur District Police Officer Waqas Rafique, told Dawn.com that the rocket was fired at the residence of MNA Mubarak Zeb in Bajaur. “However, it struck the MNA’s neighbour’s house, resulting in damage to the house walls and gate,” he added. The MNA confirmed the attack in a post on X as well, adding that there were no casualties in the attack. DPO Rafique added that there were no human casualties. He said that miscreants had attacked the MNA’s house for the second time in the last two months. He said that a search operation is underway in the area to track down the terrorists who launched the rocket at Zeb’s house. Zeb was one of the PTI-backed independent candidates that the party d...

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday strongly condemned the “murder of three individuals” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district in a “suspected honour-related attack” earlier this week. Last week, War Mamond Police Station House Officer Niaz Mohammad said that a suspect allegedly shot dead a 28-year-old married woman, and then killed a 33-year-old man. He added the suspect’s gunfire also hit a 70-year-old woman, who was pronounced dead at the District Headquarters Hospital, Khar, after suffering serious injuries. The police officer, who visited the site of the incident, said that the suspect fled after committing the crime, saying the 28-year-old was said to be the relative of the killer. However, he had said that efforts were underway to arrest the suspected killer after registering a case against him. According to a statement issued today by the HRCP, the organisation strongly condemned the murder of three individuals in the Bajaur district. “Such acts of violence are a gross violation...

A bomb exploded outside the residence of MNA and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Mubarak Zeb, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, late Tuesday night.

An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated outside the residence of MNA Mubarak Zeb in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, partially damaging the house, police said on Wednesday. Bajaur District Police Officer (DPO) Waqas Rafique told Dawn.com, “An IED was planted at the main gate of the MNA’s house and it exploded late at night.” He added that Zeb was not at home at the time of the explosion. The police reached the site and a search operation was under way to “track down the terrorists”, he said. Zeb said in a statement that his family and neighbours remained safe in the explosion, but it would not affect their resolve through such tactics. “I would continue my martyred brother Rehan Zeb’s mission,” he added. National Assembly speaker Ayaz Sadiq condemned the incident, expressing best wishes for Zeb and his family. He directed KP’s relevant authorities to conduct a transparent investigation into the blast, saying the elements involved in the attack must be brought to justice. Zeb was one of the PTI-bac...