Late-night terror descended on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district as gunmen assaulted the War Mamund police station, martyring Additional SHO Gul Mahmood. Officials shared the grim update Sunday, per Dawn, after a savage attack wielding heavy arms.
The station’s guardians fought back heroically overnight, but bravery couldn’t shield the officer from fatal wounds. Relief came in the form of no further losses, as confirmed by a top cop’s morning reconnaissance.
Echoes of recent violence reverberate: In Dera Ismail Khan, a police squad was cut down en route from Paniala Wanda Budh ops, with four dead including an SHO, courtesy of jungle ambushers.
PIPS’s 2025 security ledger is damning—699 incidents (34% up), 1,034 killed, 1,366 hurt. Violence tallied 1,124 cases (43% rise), deaths climbing 21% in a cauldron of terror ops, border fights, and kidnaps.
With KP and Balochistan hotspots aflame, the assaults signal militants regrouping. Policymakers must pivot: fortify outposts, amplify surveillance, train for asymmetry. Gul Mahmood’s martyrdom isn’t isolated—it’s a call to fortify Pakistan’s fragile peace against an emboldened foe.