BAJAUR: Bajaur district health officer Dr Gohar Ayoub’s father was killed in a bomb explosion at his residence in Khar town here on Thursday night, police and Rescue 1122 said on Friday.

Amjad Khan, district emergency officer of Rescue 1122 Khar station, told Dawn that a bomb struck the private residence of DHO Dr Gohar Ayoub in Hafizabad Mohallah at around 10pm.

He said that Dr Gohar Ayoub’s father, Mian Mohammad Ayoub, was critically injured in the explosion said to be occurred at the residence’s main gate.

Soon after the blast, Mr Amjad said a team of rescuers immediately rushed to the scene and shifted the injured to the District Headquarters Hospital, Khar, for treatment after administering first aid.

However, the rescue official said that the 58-year-old succumbed to multiple injuries at the hospital’s emergency ward.

A police official while quoting senior police officials, who visited the area, told Dawn that the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device planted near the main gate of Dr Ayoub’s residence.

He said Dr Ayoub was not at home when the explosion struck, which also damaged some parts of the residence.

An investigation is underway to determine the motive and hold those responsible for the blast, the police official said.

Published in Dawn, June 7th, 2025