2025 Bajaur bombing
| 2025 Bajaur bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Terrorism in Pakistan | |
 | |
| Location | Nawagai Road, Khar Tehsil, Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Date | 2 July 2025 |
| Target | Government vehicle carrying senior officers |
Attack type | IED bombing |
| Weapons | Remote-controlled IED |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 11 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State (ISIS) |
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]
Incident
The explosion took place near Sadiqabad Phatak on Nawagai Road in Khar Tehsil. The bomb targeted a convoy of government officials, killing key personnel and wounding several others. Five individuals were killed including the Assistant Commissioner Nawagai.[4][5]
Responsibility
Police officials suspect the involvement of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).[3] But latter Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack.[6]
Reaction
President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari condemned the blast, expressed sorrow over the loss of lives, and offered prayers for the injured.[7]
References
- ^ "Four killed in bomb blast targeting AC's vehicle in Bajaur". The Nation. 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "باجوڑ میں ناوگئی روڈ پر بم دھماکہ،4 افراد شہید متعدد زخمی". urdu.samaa.tv. 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ a b Thapa, Vaidika. "Pakistan: Explosion In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur Leaves 5 Dead, 11 Injured News24 -". News24. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "AC among four martyred in Bajaur bomb blast". 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Kakar, Hijratullah (2025-07-02). "5 killed, 11 wounded in blast in KP's Bajaur district". Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "ISIS claims responsibility for deadly roadside bomb attack in Pakistan's Bajaur". SAFIR TV. 2025-07-03. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Farooq, Azhar (2025-07-02). "صدرِ آصف علی زرداری کی باجوڑ بم دھماکے کی مذمت". Associated Press of Pakistan (in Urdu). Retrieved 2025-07-02.