LAKKI MARWAT: A quadcopter strike allegedly carried out by terrorists panicked the villagers, especially worshippers in the Kherukhel Pacca area here on Friday.

A police official confirmed that a quadcopter dropped its payload on a rural road near the Paharkhel Pacca Mor Road at evening prayer time.

He said that the explosive dropped from the quadcopter went off with a bang but it didn’t cause any human loss or material damage.

“At the time of strike, the villagers were present inside the mosque for evening prayers and all of them remained safe”, he said, adding that after the attack, a large police contingent reached the area and launched a search for the perpetrators of the attack.

Separately, a man killed his two brothers and injured his sister over a domestic dispute in the Kherukhel Pacca area of Lakki Marwat district on Friday.

Based on initial information, the police said that the double murder occurred within the limits of Ghaznikhel police station.

They identified the deceased as Rizwanullah and Faisal, saying that the bodies and injured woman were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital at Tajazai.

They said that the deceased was a Balochistan FC soldier and had come to the village on leave. The police said they had initiated an investigation into the incident.

Published in Dawn, October 10th, 2026