BAJAUR, 3 August 2026, (TON): At least 40 people, including five security personnel, were martyred and more than a 130 were injured when enemies agencies sponsored time bomb explosion at the rally in the town of Khar in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK) on Sunday.
The Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) organised a workers convention in Khar town of Bajaur. The time bomb planted blast targeted the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) party when more than 400 members and supporters gathered under a tent in the town of Khar, near the border with Afghanistan. Leader of the JUI-F, Maulana Ziaullah, was also martyred in the blast.
Afghanistan’s Taliban administration condemned the explosion in a statement by their spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. Earlier intelligence agencies last month warned leaders of Jamiat Ulemah Islam that their life is in danger.
1122 spokesperson confirmed the dead bodies brought to Central Hospital Saidu Sharif including five police personnel.
Meanwhile, Army choppers have started a relief operation by airlifting the injured person to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Peshawar, Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) and Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) Hospital, which are kept on emergency.