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Mansehra assistant commissioner injured as vehicle comes under attack in Nowshera

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Farooq, U., & Yusufzai, A. (2026, October 31). Mansehra assistant commissioner injured as vehicle comes under attack in Nowshera. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2041197/mansehra-assistant-commissioner-injured-as-vehicle-comes-under-attack-in-nowshera

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Dawn · collected 2026-10-31 · by Umer Farooq, Ashfaq Yusufzai

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Mansehra Assistant Commissioner Adil Waseem was injured when unknown gunmen attacked his official car in Nowshera district on Saturday. The attack occurred in the Panah Kot area while Waseem was returning to his village Saleh Khana; he is currently receiving treatment at Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital and is reported to be stable. District Police Officer Sonia Shamroz confirmed that a search operation has been launched, and a case registered for investigation into the incident. Recent reports indicate a surge in violence-related fatalities in Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, with KP accounting for over 39% of national violence-linked deaths in the third quarter of 2026.
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Mansehra Assistant Commissioner (AC) Adil Waseem was injured on Saturday when unknown gunmen opened fire at his official vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nowshera district, according to officials. Waseem sustained injuries while traveling back from his native village Saleh Khana and was taken to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) in Peshawar for treatment, where he is reported to be stable.

The incident occurred in the Panah Kot area of Nowshera. Following the attack, a first information report was registered, and an investigation has begun under the supervision of Nowshera District Police Officer Sonia Shamroz, who also ordered a search operation to apprehend those responsible for the assault.

This event highlights the ongoing security challenges faced by officials in Pakistan, with recent reports indicating a sharp 83 percent increase in violence-linked fatalities.

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Umer Farooq
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Topics

Bajaur Balochistan Mansehra Nowshera PESHAWAR

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Nowshera GPE · 4× Bajaur GPE · 2× Balochistan GPE · 2× PESHAWAR GPE · 2× Waseem PERSON · 2× Adil Waseem PERSON · 1× Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s GPE · 1× Lady Reading Hospital ORG · 1× Mansehra GPE · 1× Muhammad Asim PERSON · 1×

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Last week, four policemen, including a Counter-Terrorism Department official and a station house officer, were martyred while two terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire in the Karak district.
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Mansehra Assistant Commissioner (AC) Adil Waseem was injured on Saturday when unknown gunmen opened fire at his official vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nowshera district, officials said. asserted
officials → injure → district
Muhammad Asim, the spokesperson of Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, said Waseem was “stable” and was receiving medical treatment. asserted
Waseem → say → treatment
Waseem came under attack in Nowshera’s Panah Kot area while on his way back from his native village Saleh Khana in the district, police officials in Nowshera said. asserted
officials → come → Nowshera
He sustained injuries and was immediately taken to the hospital. asserted
He → sustain → hospital
According to Nowshera District Police Officer (DPO) Sonia Shamroz, the area was immediately cordoned off and a search operation was launched. uncertain
operation → accord → Shamroz
She added that a team has been constituted to arrest those behind the attack. asserted
team → add → attack
DPO Shamroz further said a case has been registered and investigation into the incident was under way. KP has been witnessing increased terrorist attacks and security challenges in recent years, including attacks on law enforcement personnel and officials. According to a recent report by the Centre for Research and Security Studies, Pakistan recorded a sharp 83 per cent increase in violence-linked fatalities during the third quarter of 2026, reversing a declining trend reported in the first and second quarters. uncertain
Pakistan → say → quarters
KP and Balochistan remained the epicentres of violence, jointly accounting for 98pc of all fatalities during the period. asserted
KP → remain → period
Balochistan recorded 829 deaths, nearly 59pc of the national total, while KP reported 556 fatalities, accounting for more than 39pc. asserted
KP → record → 39pc
On Thursday night, a cop was martyred after terrorists attacked a police post in Bajaur district’s Barang tehsil. asserted
terrorists → martyr → tehsil
Last week, four policemen, including a Counter-Terrorism Department official and a station house officer, were martyred while two terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire in the Karak district. asserted
terrorists → include → district
In December 2025, Miranshah AC Shah Wali was among four martyred after the official’s vehicle came under attack in Bannu. asserted
vehicle → martyr → Bannu
In July that year, Nawagai subdivision AC Faisal Ismail and four others lost their lives in an explosion targeting a government vehicle in Bajaur. asserted
Ismail → lose → Bajaur
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