Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Pakistan Army Officer Fires Shots During Sarhad University Clash
Students at Sarhad University were protesting about demands that were not specified.
Dr Aina, who handles student affairs, went to talk with them.
Some students reportedly did not want to negotiate.
Dr Aina then allegedly called her husband, who is a Pakistan Army officer.
When he arrived, he allegedly hit a student with a stick.
This led to a confrontation between him and the students.
The officer then reportedly pulled out a pistol.
He fired shots into the air, according to the report.
Sarhad University students were protesting over unspecified demands.
Head of Student Affairs Dr Aina reportedly went to speak with the protesters.
Some students were reportedly unwilling to negotiate over their demands.
Dr Aina allegedly called her husband, a Pakistan Army officer, for assistance.
The officer allegedly assaulted a student with a stick before pulling out a pistol and firing shots into the air.
- Who
- Sarhad University students, Head of Student Affairs Dr Aina, and Dr Aina’s husband, identified as a Pakistan Army officer.
- What
- A confrontation during a student protest reportedly escalated after the officer allegedly assaulted a student and fired shots into the air.
- Where
- Sarhad University in Pakistan.
- Why
- Students were protesting over unspecified demands, and the confrontation reportedly followed an attempt to negotiate with them.
- Institution
- Sarhad University
- University official
- Dr Aina, Head of Student Affairs
- Officer involved
- Dr Aina’s husband, identified as a Pakistan Army officer
- Protest issue
- Student demands, which were not specified
- Reported weapon
- Pistol
- Shots fired
- Shots were reportedly fired into the air
- Initial alleged assault
- The officer allegedly struck a student with a stick