BANNU: Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in the Bakakhel tehsil of Bannu district on Tuesday night, sources said.

They said that the bodies of two individuals were recovered from the Tochi River area. The deceased were identified as Jalal, a resident of Shoikhel, and Siraj, a resident of Miryan.

Upon receiving information about the incident, Chief Warden Civil Defence Masoom Wazir immediately reached the scene and arranged for the bodies to be shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, Bannu, for legal formalities and postmortem examination.

Police have launched an investigation into the incident; however, no arrests have been made so far, and the motives behind the killings remain unclear.

Speaking to Dawn, Masoom Wazir termed the incident an act of terrorism. He said that upon reaching the site, he found both bodies lying at the same location and riddled with bullets.

Published in Dawn, June 24th, 2026