One killed as mortar shell hits house in Bajaur

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BAJAUR: A man was killed and another injured when a mortar shell fired from an undisclosed location hit a house in the restive Lowi Mamund tehsil here on Monday.

The incident occurred in Laghari area, killing Mohammad Yar on the spot and injuring Abdul Basir.

A day ago, a mortar shell landed in a house in Badan Shah Kallay area of War Maund tehsil, injuring four children.

Jamaat-i-Islami local emir and Bajaur Aman Jirga chief Sahibzada Haroon Rashid expressed sorrow over the incident and said the deceased was his party’s activist.

In a post on his Facebook page, Mr Rashid said Mohammad Yar who was martyred in the mortar shell attack was a “dedicated servant of our party’s Almarkaz-i-Islami in Inayat Kallay.”

He said the party was deeply shaken by the death.

The JI leader prayed for the deceased and his family.

Published in Dawn, September 2nd, 2025

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