BAJAUR: Two people, including a social activist, were killed in separate attacks in Khyber Pakhtun­khwa’s Bajaur district on Sunday, police and rescue officials told Dawn.

The first incident took place in the Kohi area of Salarzai tehsil, where unidentified armed assailants attacked social activist Ma­lik Ziaur Rehman near his residence, Salarzai DSP Jamal Shah said.

“Unidentified assailants opened fire on him near his house, leaving him critically injured,” he said.

According to Rescue 1122 Khar station spokesperson Riaz Ahmad Khan, the 37-year-old succumbed to his injuries at Khar district headquarters hospital, where he was taken in a critical condition.

An official at the Salarzai police station told Dawn that a team of law enforcers was immediately sent to the site of the incident, and a search had been launched to locate the attackers, who had fled after firing at Rehman.

Police are also further investigating the incident.

Locals told Dawn Rehman’s father, Malik Fatchi, was also killed in a similar way a few years ago.

Separately, a man was killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Bajaur’s Asil Targaoo area, Khar DSP Saidur Rehman said.

The officer added that Sayed Door Khan was critically injured in the blast. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he died during treatment, he said.

Published in Dawn, May 4th, 2026