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 Faisal Ismail (Pakistan AC) Abdul Wakeel Khan (Nawagai tehsildar) Noor Hakeem (Levies official) Zahid Khan (police officer) Fazal Manan (passerby)
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]

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 and response

Police officials suspect the involvement of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). ^[3] The day after the attack, 3 July, the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack. ^[7]

Domestic

President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari condemned the blast, expressed sorrow over the loss of lives, and offered prayers for the injured. ^[8]

References

1. "Four killed in bomb blast targeting AC's vehicle in Bajaur". The Nation . 2 July 2025. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
2. 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). Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
3. Thapa, Vaidika (2 July 2025). "Pakistan: Explosion In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur Leaves 5 Dead, 11 Injured". News 24 . Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
4. Khan, Anwarullah (3 July 2025). "Assistant commissioner among five martyred in Bajaur blast". Dawn . Bajaur, Pakistan. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
5. "AC among four martyred in Bajaur bomb blast". Associated Press of Pakistan . Bajaur, Pakistan. 2 July 2025. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
6. Kakar, Hijratullah (2 July 2025). "5 killed, 11 wounded in blast in KP's Bajaur district". Pajhwok Afghan News . Kabul, Afghanistan. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
7. "ISIS claims responsibility for deadly roadside bomb attack in Pakistan's Bajaur". Safir TV. 3 July 2025. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
8. "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. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.