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Mansehra AC injured as vehicle comes under attack in Nowshera

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Farooq, U., & Yusufzai, A. (2026, October 31). Mansehra AC injured as vehicle comes under attack in Nowshera. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2041197/mansehra-ac-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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Assistant Commissioner Adil Waseem of Mansehra district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was injured when unknown gunmen attacked his vehicle on Saturday in Panah Kot, Nowshera district. He received medical treatment at Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital and is reported to be stable. Police registered a first information report and launched a search operation to identify the attackers.
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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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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s LRH Mansehra Nowshera PESHAWAR

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LRH ORG · 2× Nowshera 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× Saleh Khana GPE · 1×

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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.
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2026-10-31 · Dawn
Mansehra AC injured as vehicle comes under attack in Nowshera · assertive framing

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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 (LRH), 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 said. asserted
officials → come → district
He was taken to LRH in an injured condition. asserted
He → take → condition
Subsequently, a first information report was registered and investigation was under way, the officials added. asserted
officials → register → way
A search operation was also launched, with Nowshera District Police Officer Sonia Shamroz saying a team had been constituted and tasked to arrest those behind the attack. asserted
team → launch → attack
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