DERA MURAD JAMALI: Five people killed during a combing operation conducted by the Frontier Corps in the Chattar area of Nasirabad district three days ago were identified by their families, police said.

“The security forces handed over the bodies to the Chattar police for legal formalities on Friday,’’ said the police, adding that the bodies had been placed at a hospital morgue for identification.

The bodies identified as those of Mir Hasan, Hoti, Noroz, Tariq, Haleem and Kareem Bakhsh were taken to their native village.

Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2016

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