BAJAUR: A girl was killed and two others injured after unidentified men broke into their house in the hilly area of Salarzai tehsil here and opened fire, police and residents said on Thursday.

The incident occurred in the Malkana Derai area on Wednesday night.

“After entering the house, the armed attackers opened fire, killing a girl and injuring Rohul Amin, 60, and his grandson, Tufail, 9,” an official at Salarzai police station told Dawn.

He said that soon after the incident, a police team reached the area and helped residents shift the injured to the District Headquarters Hospital in Khar for treatment.

Mansoor Khan, a spokesperson for the district police, told Dawn that police had launched a search for the assailants.

He said an investigation had been launched to determine the circumstances of the incident and identify those responsible, adding that the police team had also collected evidence from the scene.

According to residents, the victims were asleep when the incident occurred. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2026