BAJAUR: A youth was killed and his brother injured when lightning struck a football ground in Bajaur’s Lowi Mamund tehsil on Saturday evening, Rescue 1122 officials and residents said. They said the incident occurred at the football ground in the Barkholozo area during rain.

“A number of youth from nearby areas had gathered at the ground to witness a football match when lightning struck ahead of light rain, leaving Musa Khan dead on the spot and injuring his brother Mohammad Khan,” said Bilal Yasir, a resident.

Confirming the incident, Riaz Ahmad Khan, an official of Rescue 1122 Khar station, said that the deceased was 20 years old, while the injured was 18.

He said a team of medics rushed to the scene and took the injured to a nearby hospital, where his condition was said to be out of danger.

Meanwhile, a man was killed after unidentified assailants opened fire on him in War Mamund tehsil on Friday night.

Police said that the man, identified as Rahimullah, 49, was going home from a nearby place in the Kass area when the attackers targeted him.

They said that Rahimullah sustained injuries in the attack and died at the District Headquarters Hospital, Khar. Police launched an investigation into the incident.

Published in Dawn, October 25th, 2026