Pakistan

Assistant commissioner among 5 martyred in Bajaur blast

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BAJAUR: At least five people, including Assistant Commissioner Nawagai, were killed in a deadly bomb blast in the Nawagai area of Bajaur district on Wednesday.

According to the police, a government vehicle was targeted in the blast in the Siddiqabad railway crossing area of Khar ​​Tehsil.

As a result of the explosion, Assistant Commissioner Nawagai Faisal Sultan, two police personnel — Subedar Noor Hakim and Constable Rashid — Tehsildar Nawagai, and a citizen were also martyred, while;e 10 others were injured.

The wounded were shifted to Khar Hospital, where emergency treatment is underway. The police have surrounded the area, and the investigation is ongoing.

President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned a bomb blast in Bajaur and expressed his grief over the death of an assistant commissioner, Nawagai, tehsildar, and other personnel.

The president expressed his condolences and sympathies with the bereaved families of Shuhada, the President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release.

Digital Desk

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