In two separate acts of terror in Zari Mamond and Sapari Mamond Tehsils of Bajaur Agency on Sunday, at least two people, including a tehsil president of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), were killed and three security officials were injured.
According to a government official, a convoy of security forces hit a roadside remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED), wounding at least three security personnel.
Meanwhile, a tribal elder and PPP tehsil president Malik Muhammad Khan were killed after their vehicle hit an IED on their way in Zari Mamond.
“PPP’s Malik Muhammad Khan was targeted by an IED planted in his way,” a political administration official said.
Security forces, along with political administration, have launched a search operation in the area to arrest the alleged perpetrators of the terror attacks.
On Saturday, at least two tribal leaders and a minor had been killed while two others were injured in an IED blast conducted by Islamic State (IS) in the Agency’s Utmankhel Tehsil area.
An IED was planted on the road which exploded when the tribal leaders drove near it and as a result the two men were killed, while 5-year-old Sahil Khan succumbed to injuries, reports had said. Shortly after the attack, Islamic State (IS) had claimed responsibility for the attack.
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In the meanwhile, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari have condemned the attack on PPP Mohmand President.
Zardari paid glowing tributes to the martyred tehsil president and said that his sacrifice will not go in vain. He also called for arrest of culprits and bringing them to justice and measures to look after the bereaved family members.
In a press statement issued, PPP Chairman Bilawal said that terrorists continue to target the innocent citizens, political workers and armed forces in different parts of the country.
