2025 Bajaur bombing
| 2025 Bajaur bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Terrorism in Pakistan | |
Ismail's vehicle is seen skidding along the road leftwards, leaving a plume of smoke in its wake, captured from a nearby CCTV camera | |
| Location | Nawagai Road, Khar Tehsil, Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Date | 2 July 2025 ~1:45 p.m. PST (UTC+05:00) |
| Target | Government vehicle carrying Pakistan Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Nawagai Faisal Ismail |
Attack type | Bombing, terrorism |
| Weapons | Remotely-detonated IED |
| Deaths | 5 total |
| Injured | 17 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State |
The 2025 Bajaur bombing was a roadside bomb attack that occurred on 2 July 2025 in the Nawagai area of Bajaur District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1][2] An IED exploded under a government vehicle carrying senior administrative officers, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.[3]
Background
Attack
The explosion detonated around 1:45 p.m. near Sadiqabad Phatak on Nawagai Road in Khar Tehsil.[4][5][6]
The bomb targeted a convoy of government officials, killing all those onboard, a nearby civilian, and wounding others.[5][6]
Aftermath
Police officials initially suspected the involvement of the Deobandi jihadist militant organization, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).[3] The day after the attack, 3 July, the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack.[7]
Response
Domestic
President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari condemned the blast, expressed sorrow over the loss of lives, and offered prayers for the injured.[8]
International
References
- ^ "Four killed in bomb blast targeting AC's vehicle in Bajaur". The Nation. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Tu, Same (2 July 2025). "باجوڑ میں ناوگئی روڈ پر بم دھماکہ،4 افراد شہید متعدد زخمی" [Bomb blast on Naogai Road in Bajaur, 4 people martyred, many injured]. Samaa (in Urdu). Retrieved 1 October 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Thapa, Vaidika (2 July 2025). "Pakistan: Explosion In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur Leaves 5 Dead, 11 Injured". News 24. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Khan, Anwarullah (3 July 2025). "Assistant commissioner among five martyred in Bajaur blast". Dawn. Bajaur, Pakistan. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "AC among four martyred in Bajaur bomb blast". Associated Press of Pakistan. Bajaur, Pakistan. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Kakar, Hijratullah (2 July 2025). "5 killed, 11 wounded in blast in KP's Bajaur district". Pajhwok Afghan News. Kabul, Afghanistan. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "ISIS claims responsibility for deadly roadside bomb attack in Pakistan's Bajaur". Safir TV. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "صدرِ آصف علی زرداری کی باجوڑ بم دھماکے کی مذمت" [President Asif Ali Zardari condemns Bajaur bomb blast]. Associated Press of Pakistan (in Urdu). Islamabad, Pakistan. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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