Police on high alert as Peshawar CCPO visits Bara

Police on high alert as Peshawar CCPO visits Bara.

Key points

• Dawn Report Published October 15, 2026 Updated October 15, 2026 09: 55am.
• Sources remarked angry protesters set fire to the nearby Nadra office and part of the Rescue 1122 building.
• They remarked CCPO Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad visited the site of Tuesday's clashes between police and PTI protesters.
• They asserted that local MNA Iqbal Afridi and MPA Abdul Ghani had gone into hiding.
• The situation remained peaceful in Landi Kotal, with all roads, including the main Peshawar-Torkham Highway, open to traffic.

Dawn Report Published October 15, 2026 Updated October 15, 2026 09: 55am. Join our Whatsapp Channel.

PESHAWAR/KHYBER: With the police remaining on high alert, Peshawar Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad visited Bara tehsil in Khyber tribal district on Wednesday to monitor the law and order situation.

While the CCPO was personally overseeing it, they remarked the security situation in Bara Bazaar and surrounding areas was being continuously monitored.

In an official note issued from his office, Dr Ahmad remarked there was effective coordination between Peshawar and Khyber police as well as other law-enforcement agencies to protect public life and property, administration installations and sensitive places.

"Maintaining law and order and providing a safe environment to citizens is our top priority. There will be no compromise on the rule of law, so violators of the law will be dealt with strictly, " he remarked.

For context, the CCPO remarked legal action would be taken against those who damaged administration property, committed vandalism or caused unrest. He remarked that the police were fully alert and were utilising all available resources to protect citizens and establish the writ of the administration.

Dr Ahmad pressed residents to cooperate with the police and administration in maintaining law and order and that Peshawar police, in coordination with Khyber police, were committed to maintaining peace in the area.

Additionally, a tense calm prevailed in Bara tehsil of Khyber district on Wednesday after the police barricaded Bara Bazaar from all sides sealing all entry and exit points. Police authorities stated extra personnel had been deployed in Bara Bazaar.

Notably, a statement issued by the office of the district police officer in the Shakas area of Jamrud remarked security had been tightened and measures taken to maintain law and order in Bara Bazaar and surrounding areas. It remarked Khyber and Peshawar police were closely coordinating with other law-enforcement agencies.

Sources remarked the local PTI leadership had advised supporters and sympathisers to refrain from staging protests after Tuesday's violent demonstration in Bara.

They asserted that local MNA Iqbal Afridi and MPA Abdul Ghani had gone into hiding. Police booked 15 PTI supporters for demonstrating in Jamrud.

In practice, the situation remained peaceful in Landi Kotal, with all roads, including the main Peshawar-Torkham Highway, open to traffic.

On Tuesday, five PTI workers were injured during a protest in Bara tehsil that turned violent after participants torched administration buildings and clashed with riot police.

PTI workers were injured during clashes with police and the firing in the air, with the party leaders accusing police of directly firing at protesters.

Police denied the allegation. The injured workers were taken to a local hospital, where their condition was stated to be out of danger. Published in Dawn, October 15th, 2026.

Taken together, the developments around police on high alert as Peshawar CCPO visits Bara point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.