By Rimsha Azhar

A devastating tragedy unfolded yesterday in Bajaur when a remote-controlled bomb blast claimed the lives of the Assistant Commissioner and members of the district administration as they toured the area around two in the afternoon. The attack was claimed by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, removing any doubt that this was not a random act but a deliberate strike at the heart of state authority. It is difficult to see this as anything but an assault not just on a public official, but on the very idea of governance in a region once promised a new beginning. Bajaur, like other parts of the former FATA, was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018 with the promise of constitutional inclusion, development, and a peaceful future. The goal was to integrate the region into the national fold,........

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