{"id":528185,"date":"2026-01-29T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T04:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=528185"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T04:56:00","slug":"man-killed-in-ied-blast-in-bajaur-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/man-killed-in-ied-blast-in-bajaur-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed in IED blast in Bajaur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>explosion<br \/>\n BAJAUR<br \/>\nA man was killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in War Mamund tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Bajaur district on Wednesday, according to police. Police and local residents said the explosion occurred near Zaga Deri Sewi bazaar, leaving a man seriously injured.<br \/>\nDeputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Niaz Muhammad told Dawn that the victim, identified as 47-year-old Najibullah, died while being transported to the Khar District Headquarters Hospital for treatment.<br \/>\nHe said the IED was planted by unidentified miscreants.<br \/>\nThe DSP added that a team of police personnel from the War Mamund police station, led by Station House Officer (SHO) Aslam Khan, had rushed to the spot and launched a search operation for the terrorists involved in the incident.He further said an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the blast and identify those were responsible for it.<br \/>\nNo one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast. Despite record militant deaths, Pakistan saw a sharp escalation in militant violence in 2025, with terrorist attacks rising by 34 per cent and terrorism-related fatalities increasing by 21 per cent year on year, according to a report released by the Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies. \u2014 DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>explosion BAJAUR A man was killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in War Mamund tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Bajaur district on Wednesday, according to police. Police and local residents said the explosion occurred near Zaga Deri Sewi bazaar, leaving a man seriously injured. 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