Security forces produced before the media on Friday six boys who had fled the Taliban captivity in the Gat Peochar area in the Swat district. The boys, all of them from Matta Tehsil, a former militants' stronghold, were identified as Amanullah, Shah Hussain, Zakirullah, Hazrat Bilal, Ziaur Rahman and Rahmatullah. They were 12- 16-year-old. Talking to reporters, the boys said they were kidnapped by the Taliban from their schools and homes. They said the militants were telling them that security forces were not good people and Jihad against them was a must. The boys added that when they got a chance, they ran away from the militants' hideout in the area and contacted security forces.
Meanwhile, Ismail, the eight-year-old son of militant commander Nisar alias Ghazi Lala, told reporters that his father was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces. He added that members of his family, including his mother and uncles, time and again asked his father to renounce militancy. He, however, said his father did not listen to them.
Security forces also produced the fathers of two dreaded militant commanders before the media. One was Abdur Rahim, the father of Omar Rahman alias Fateh, and the other was identified as Mian Said Wahid, the father of Sultan Hussain alias Shah Sahib. While disowning their sons, the two men said they tried their best to stop them from fighting against the country and the people of the area, but to no avail. The two militant commanders were carrying a head-money of Rs 10 million each.