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· collected 2026-08-27 · by PTI
Unidentified assailants attacked a police official and critically injured another man with a hand grenade in South Waziristan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on August 27, 2026. Two people were killed and three others injured in total in two separate incidents that day, including an accidental explosion caused by Johar Hussain while handling a hand grenade in Upper Kurram district. According to the police, there has been an increase in terror incidents across Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, over the last two years following the Taliban-led dispensation taking control of Afghanistan. Two people were injured along with Johar Hussain in the second incident.
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On August 27, 2026, two separate hand-grenade incidents occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, Pakistan, resulting in at least two deaths and three injuries. In one incident, a police officer was killed and a man critically injured when their vehicle was attacked with a grenade in the Sararogha area of South Waziristan district. In another incident, a hand grenade exploded after being accidentally handled by a man named Johar Hussain, killing one person and injuring two others, including Johar himself, in the Tarwikot area of Upper Kurram district. The incidents have raised concerns about the growing number of terror attacks in Pakistan's restive provinces, particularly KP, which has seen a 42% increase in terror attacks in January 2025 compared to the previous month.
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At least two persons, including a police officer, were killed and three others injured in two separate hand-grenade incidents in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday (August 27, 2026), police said.
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In the first incident, unidentified assailants attacked a vehicle with a hand grenade in the Sararogha area of South Waziristan district, killing a police official and critically injuring a man, who was shifted to a hospital for medical treatment.
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Security agencies conducted a search operation in the area to find the attackers.
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In a separate incident, the hand grenade exploded in the Tarwikot area of Upper Kurram district following a minor altercation within the jurisdiction of the Agra Police station, killing one person.
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According to the police, a man identified as Johar Hussain caused the accidental explosion while handling the hand grenade.
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Johar Hussain and Shoaid Hussain sustained injuries and were shifted to a hospital for medical treatment.
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Residents expressed concern over the growing increase in such incidents following the abolition of the tribal system.
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There has been an uptick in terror incidents across Pakistan, especially in the restive KPK province over the last two years since the Taliban-led dispensation took control of Afghanistan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) remained the worst-affected province even when Pakistan as a whole witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks in January 2025, surging by 42% compared to the previous month.
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