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Tragedy in Pastawana: Suspected Drone Strike on Peshawar Outskirts Leaves One Woman Dead and Six Family Members Injured
A woman was killed and six other family members were injured following a suspected late-night drone strike in the Pastawana area on the outskirts of Peshawar. The missile struck a residential home along the Peshawar-Kohat border, marking the second major suspected aerial incident in the Hassan Khel subdivision.
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by News Desk
2026-07-01
Tragedy in Pastawana: Suspected Drone Strike on Peshawar Outskirts Leaves One Woman Dead and Six Family Members Injured

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  • The Incident: A late-night explosion on Tuesday, June 30, has shattered the peace in the Pastawana area of the Hassan Khel subdivision, located on the outer fringes of Peshawar. Local tribal elders and emergency responders have strongly pointed to a suspected drone strike as the cause of the blast. The strike targeted a residential property in the Chandoka area, a volatile zone situated directly along the border separating the Peshawar and Kohat districts.

  • Victims and Casualties: The aerial attack completely devastated a single local family. Seven members were initially rushed to the hospital with severe shrapnel and blast-related injuries. A tribal elder from Hassan Khel later confirmed that a young woman, identified as the daughter-in-law of local resident Sher Mast, succumbed to her critical wounds. By Wednesday morning, July 1, 2026, four of the victims had been discharged, while Sher Mast and his 15-year-old son remain admitted under emergency treatment at Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital.

  • Rising Aerial Pattern: This devastating strike marks an alarming escalation of suspected drone activity in the Hassan Khel subdivision. Just a few months prior, in April, another suspected drone missile struck a mosque in the exact same subdivision. While that previous event caused structural damage to the religious building, it fortunately resulted in zero civilian casualties. This latest strike represents the first fatal aerial incident in the immediate periphery of Peshawar this year, reigniting security fears regarding regional cross-border surveillance and weaponized drone deployment.
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