Khar ( ps, ښار, ''X̌ār''), also spelled Khaar, is the headquarters of the
Bajaur District of
Pakistan. Khar was one of the largest towns in the
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (merged into
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2018), and lies near the border with
Afghanistan. Bajur scouts headquarters is also located in the town. Civil colony is located in this town and this place is the court of Bajour controlling by political agent.
History
On October 30, 2006,
Chenagai airstrike
The Chenagai airstrike took place on October 30, 2006, around 5:00 am local time. Missiles were fired at a madrassa in Chenagai village in Bajaur region of Pakistan. An eyewitness has stated that the madrassa was filled with local students who ...
happened near Khar.
Pakistani
helicopter gunships fired missiles and destroyed an
al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military ta ...
-linked training facility and killed 80 local students of in a northwestern tribal area near the
Afghan border, in a
madrassa.
On December 25, 2010, at least 40 people were killed and at least 50 others were injured in the early morning after a woman threw two hand grenades and detonated her vest at a
World Food Programme (WFP) distribution centre.
Population
Khar Population is about 130267 in 2017.
References
Populated places in Bajaur District
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