A rocket was fired at the residence of Mubarak Zeb, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Tribal Affairs and Member of the National Assembly (MNA), in the early hours of Saturday, police confirmed.
According to Bajaur District Police Officer (DPO) Waqas Rafique, the rocket missed Zeb’s house but struck a neighboring property, damaging its walls and gate. No casualties were reported in the attack.
This marks the second security incident at Zeb’s residence in two months. Last month, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded outside his home, causing partial damage.
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Zeb, a PTI-backed independent MNA, recently faced backlash from his party after voting in favor of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, contrary to PTI’s stance.
Authorities have launched a search operation to apprehend the attackers.
Recent Security Incidents in Bajaur
- Earlier this week, a mortar shell fired from Afghanistan struck a house in Bajaur’s Salarzai tehsil, killing one man and injuring two women.
- In April, four children were wounded when a mortar shell hit a home in Lowi Mamund tehsil.
- The same month, eight people, including three security personnel, were injured in a roadside bomb attack targeting a Frontier Corps vehicle in the district.
