Bodies of 2 FC personnel who went missing in Bannu recovered
BANNU: The bodies of two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel who went missing a day earlier were recovered from the Kamali graveyard in Palosi, Rescue 1122 and local sources said on Monday. The deceased personnel were identified as Havaldar Ishaq and Sepoy Umar Hayat. Both belonged to Platoon No 59. According to sources, the personnel were allegedly abducted by unidentified armed men from Saifan…
The bodies of two Frontier Constabulary personnel who went missing in Bannu were recently recovered, according to Rescue 1122 and local sources. Havaldar Ishaq and Sepoy Umar Hayat, both from Platoon No 59, were identified as the deceased. They were allegedly abducted by unidentified armed men from Saifan Kozi Khel within the Cantt police station jurisdiction on Sunday evening.
Following the incident, security measures were intensified in the area, and a search operation for the assailants was initiated. Investigations into the matter are ongoing. This incident follows a week after an Elite Force constable was killed within the Bannu Cantonment Police Station jurisdiction. In August, Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province experienced a surge in terrorist attacks compared to the previous month, with 54 attacks reported in August compared to 36 in July, marking a 50% increase.
However, the number of deaths and injuries resulting from these attacks decreased, with fatalities dropping from 69 in July to 44 in August, and injuries falling from 96 to 70, representing a 27% decline.
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