The Hangu Peace Committee head was killed and two others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in his car went off near the District Courts on Wednesday. Hangu Station House Officer (SHO) Islamdin said that Hangu Peace Committee head Muhammad Hashim Khan was killed in a remote control bomb blast, planted in his car and two others received injuries in the incident. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.
The security forces cordoned off the area and started search to arrest the culprits. No militant group has claimed responsibility of the blast yet.