BAJAUR: Three people were killed and 10 others injured in an incident that police suspect involved using a quadcopter drone for dropping a bomb on a house in Bajaur district.
Police sources told Dawn that the incident occurred late on Wednesday near the Dama Dola area of War Mamund tehsil.
According to the sources, the deceased included a five-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy. All 13 victims belonged to the same family.
The bodies and the injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Khar, the sources said, adding that a police team had been sent to the scene to collect evidence and ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Police suspect quadcopter dropped bomb on house in War Mamund tehsil
Mamund Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police Saidur Rehman, confirming the casualties, told the media that an investigation had been launched to determine who the perpetrators were.
In the recent past, multiple incidents of suspected drone attacks have been reported in Bajaur, with one having taken place as recently as Sunday, in which a child was killed and a woman injured.
Earlier, on May 21, two schoolchildren were killed after a quadcopter drone, reportedly operated from an unknown location, struck a hilly area of the Bajaur.
Published in Dawn, July 3rd, 2026
