KHAR: A tribal leader was injured in a remote control explosion inCharmang, Bajaur Agency Wednesday.
According to sources, leader of a local tribe, Malik Farooq, was passing bythe area in Nawagi tehsil of the agency, when the IED installed on aroadside there exploded.
The explosion left Farooq injured, who was taken to Agency HeadquartersHospital Khar for treatment.
On the other hand, security forces cordoned off the site of the blast andstarted a search operation.
Remote control blasts and attack on security personnel is not uncommon inthe agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas.[image: an image]
Nearly two weeks back, unidentified persons opened fire on the check postnear the border, in the agency. As a result of the firing, a subedar of theFrontier Constabulary was martyred.
In November 2017, two Pakistan Army troops were martyred in a cross-borderattack in Bajaur Agency, according to Inter Services Public Relations.
Captain Junaid Hafeez and Sepoy Raham were martyred in the attack on aborder post of the Pakistan Army.
Four other Army troops were injured in the assault on the border post.
At least eight terrorists were also killed in the attack and others wereinjured in retaliatory fire from the army.