Engineer kidnapped in Darra

Published October 29, 2001

KOHAT, Oct 28: A mechanical engineer of Kohat Cement Company, Major Qazi Irfan has been kidnapped by some unidentified tribesmen in Darra Adam Khel while on his way to Kohat from his residence in Peshawar.

The wife of the victim had lodged an FIR with the Saddar police that before leaving Peshawar her husband called him on phone but after the passage of eight hours he could not reach Kohat. The police, after registering the case, had informed the political authorities of Darra Adam Khel about the incident and sought their help for the safe and early recovery of the victim.

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