Mansehra assistant commissioner injured in Nowshera firing

Peshawar witnessed a harrowing incident on Saturday when Mansehra Assistant Commissioner Adil Waseem sustained injuries following a gun attack on his official vehicle in Nowshera district. Muhammad Asim, spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, confirmed that the wounded AC was currently receiving medical treatment and was reported to be in stable condition.

The attack occurred in Nowshera's Panah Kot area while Waseem was en route back to his native village, Saleh Khana, in the district. Upon learning of the incident, police officials immediately cordoned off the area and initiated a search operation, with a team being formed to apprehend the perpetrators. DPO Sonia Shamroz, in charge of the investigation, stated that a case has been registered and the police are conducting a thorough inquiry into the matter.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been grappling with rising terrorist attacks and security challenges in recent years, with a recent report by the Centre for Research and Security Studies revealing an alarming 83 percent surge in violence-related fatalities during the third quarter of 2026. The provinces of KP and Balochistan bore the brunt of the violence, together accounting for 98 percent of all deaths during the specified period.

Balochistan alone reported 829 fatalities, constituting nearly 59 percent of the national total, while KP recorded 556 deaths, surpassing 39 percent of the overall toll.

Tragic incidents have continued to plague the region, with a police officer losing his life in a terrorist assault on a post in Bajaur district's Barang tehsil on Thursday night. Last week, four policemen, including a Counter-Terrorism Department official and a station house officer, were martyred in an exchange of gunfire with terrorists in Karak district.

In December 2025, AC Shah Wali of Miranshah succumbed alongside three others when their vehicle came under attack in Bannu. The list of casualties also includes AC Faisal Ismail of Nawagai subdivision, who perished along with four colleagues in an explosion targeting a government vehicle in Bajaur in July of the same year.