BANNU, Oct 17: Six paramilitary soldiers, who had been kidnapped by militants from the Rocha checkpoint along with 16 others on Oct 2, have been released.
Official sources said that five of the freed personnel had reached the FC Lines on Tuesday night and the sixth soldier arrived on Wednesday morning.
The militants had released five soldiers on Oct 7. Those released on Tuesday and Wednesday included sepoys Dost Ali, Muzaffar Khan, Wahid Bahadar, Wisal Rehman and Noor Hanan.