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Khar خار ښار | |
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  Khar | |
| Coordinates:34°44′N71°32′E / 34.74°N 71.53°E /34.74; 71.53 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Bajaur |
| Subdivision | Khar Bajaur |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Khar (Pashto:ښار,X̌ār), also spelledKhaar, is the headquarters ofBajaur District inKhyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan. Khar was one of the largest towns in theFederally Administered Tribal Areas (merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018). It lies near the border withAfghanistan. Theheadquarters of theBajaur Scouts are located in the town. A civil colony is located in the town and this place is the court of Bajaur.
On 30 October 2006, theChenagai airstrike happened near Khar.Helicoptergunships fired missiles and destroyed anal-Qaeda-linked training facility and killed 80 local students in a northwestern tribal area near theAfghan border, in amadrassa.[citation needed]
On 30 January 2010, a young malesuicide bomber wearing aburqakilled 16 people and himself at asecurity checkpoint at abazaar.
On 25 December 2010, at least 40 peoplewere killed and at least 50 others were injured in the early morning when an islamic extremist threw two handgrenades anddetonated herexplosive vest at aWorld Food Programme (WFP) distribution centre.
On 30 July 2023, anIslamic State – Khorasan Province suicide bomberkilled over 60 people during the gathering ofJamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl, anIslamistpolitical party.[1]
The population of Khar was 130,267 in 2017.[2][3]