Missile 'from Afghanistan' kills man in Bajaur region

Published December 28, 2013
An official belonging to the political administration of Bajaur ageny's Khar tehsil headquarters  said that several missiles, fired periodically from across the border, landed in Pakistani territory adding that only one of the missile had reportedly landed in a residential area.
An official belonging to the political administration of Bajaur ageny's Khar tehsil headquarters said that several missiles, fired periodically from across the border, landed in Pakistani territory adding that only one of the missile had reportedly landed in a residential area.

PESHAWAR: At least one person was reportedly killed in a missile strike in Hashim village area of Bajaur tribal region on Saturday, according to a local administration official.

An official belonging to the political administration of Bajaur ageny's Khar tehsil headquarters confirmed that rockets fired from Afghanistan's Nangarhar province landed in a residential area of Hashim village situated in Charmang tehsil of Bajaur tribal region.

He said that several missiles, fired periodically from across the border, landed in Pakistani territory adding that only one of the missile had reportedly landed in a residential area.

Opinion

Editorial

Digital growth
Updated 25 Apr, 2024

Digital growth

Democratising digital development will catalyse a rapid, if not immediate, improvement in human development indicators for the underserved segments of the Pakistani citizenry.
Nikah rights
25 Apr, 2024

Nikah rights

THE Supreme Court recently delivered a judgement championing the rights of women within a marriage. The ruling...
Campus crackdowns
25 Apr, 2024

Campus crackdowns

WHILE most Western governments have either been gladly facilitating Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, or meekly...
Ties with Tehran
Updated 24 Apr, 2024

Ties with Tehran

Tomorrow, if ties between Washington and Beijing nosedive, and the US asks Pakistan to reconsider CPEC, will we comply?
Working together
24 Apr, 2024

Working together

PAKISTAN’S democracy seems adrift, and no one understands this better than our politicians. The system has gone...
Farmers’ anxiety
24 Apr, 2024

Farmers’ anxiety

WHEAT prices in Punjab have plummeted far below the minimum support price owing to a bumper harvest, reckless...