2025 Bajaur bombing

2025 Bajaur bombing
Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Terrorism in Pakistan
Ismail's vehicle is seen skidding along the road leftwards, leaving a plume of smoke in its wake, captured from a nearby CCTV camera
LocationNawagai Road, Khar Tehsil, Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date2 July 2025
~1:45 p.m. PST (UTC+05:00)
TargetGovernment vehicle carrying Pakistan Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Nawagai Faisal Ismail
Attack type
Bombing, terrorism
WeaponsRemotely-detonated IED
Deaths5 total
  • Faisal Ismail (Pakistan AC)
  • Abdul Wakeel Khan (Nawagai tehsildar)
  • Noor Hakeem (Levies official)
  • Zahid Khan (police officer)
  • Fazal Manan (passerby)
Injured17
Perpetrators Islamic State

The 2025 Bajaur bombing was a roadside bomb attack that occurred on 2 July 2025 in the Nawagai area of Bajaur District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. An IED exploded under a government vehicle carrying senior administrative officers, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.