Policeman killed in N. Waziristan

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Unidentified armed men killed a policeman after he was  forcibly taken away along with other worshippers from a mosque in Jailor  area of North Waziristan tribal district. — Online/File
Unidentified armed men killed a policeman after he was forcibly taken away along with other worshippers from a mosque in Jailor area of North Waziristan tribal district. — Online/File

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Unidentified armed men killed a policeman after he was forcibly taken away along with other worshippers from a mosque in Jailor area of North Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday evening.

Sources said a group of masked men entered the mosque and took away a policeman, Safeer Rehman, and few other worshippers. The body of the policeman was found dumped in a deserted area on Thursday, while the other people were freed.

The body was shifted to a hospital in Mirali for postmortem. An official said a case had been registered against unknown persons.

Published in Dawn, October 30th, 2020

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