DEVELOPING: An unidentified drone attacked the Government Primary School Sailani in the Narmi Khel area of Bakakhel, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, between 5:45:38 PM and 6:15:25 PM UTC on February 24, 2026, according to X user @LalWazir19. No casualty information has been released. @LalWazir19 reported the strike on the government school in two posts during the 29-minute window, tagging @Natsecjeff and @a_siab in the second update, with no further details on the perpetrator or damage provided. This incident occurred separately from the earlier Pakistani security forces drone strike in Zhob district, Balochistan, which killed 18 terrorists, as reported by @Mohsin_o2 in the prior period ending at 5:45:32 PM UTC. No official confirmation from Pakistani military or government sources was available in the reporting window. The attack follows previous violence including the Ansar al Islam Pakistan-claimed suicide bombing at the Dajjal checkpost in Bhakkar district, Punjab, killing four security personnel earlier on February 24, 2026, per a statement monitored by The Khorasan Diary.
