LAKKI MARWAT: Three officials of Salinity Project of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission of Pakistan (PAECP) were seriously injured when some unknown Taliban militants entered the office at midnight and opened firing on them, police said on Thursday. Unknown armed assailants posing as Taliban militants | Pretty clever disguise, I'd say. Taliban militants posing as... Taliban militants |
entered the office of Salinity Project run by PAECP by scaling up the wall, roused the officials from sleep and asked them to hand over the keys of vehicles, an official in Serai Naurang police station quoted Site In Charge of the project Aasim as saying in his FIR and told that on refusal the militants opened fire leaving three employees identified as field assistant Iftikhar of Dargai Malakand Agency, a cook Nazir of Kot Kashmir and a watchman Mir Salam of Baistkhel (Lakki Marwat) seriously injured.
The injured were rushed to civil hospital Serai Naurang wherefrom they were shifted to Bannu in a precarious condition", police further told and added that a case had been registered against the unidentified accused persons under relevant section of law as the incident was reported by Site In Charge of the project Aasim and investigation was underway.
Also five officials of a cellular company were kidnapped along with vehicle they were travelling in near Kurrum bridge on Indus Highway in the area limits of Dadiwala police station, officials sources confirmed. The officials of Mobilink Cellular Company had come to the area to overlook/supervise the ongoing work on laying out optical fiber", sources said. |