BANNU: The bodies of two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel who went missing a day earlier were recovered from the Kamali graveyard in Palosi, Rescue 1122 and local sources said on Monday.

The deceased personnel were identified as Havaldar Ishaq and Sepoy Umar Hayat. Both belonged to Platoon No 59.

According to sources, the personnel were allegedly abducted by unidentified armed men from Saifan Kozi Khel in the Karam Garhi area within the jurisdiction of Cantt police station on Sunday evening.

Following the incident, security was tightened in the area, while a search operation for the unidentified assailants was launched. Further investigation was under way, sources said.

The incident comes a week after an Elite Force constable was martyred within the jurisdiction of the Bannu Cantonment Police Station.

KP witnessed an increase in terrorist attacks in August compared with July, according to monthly data compiled by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).

The province, excluding the merged districts, recorded 54 terrorist attacks in August compared with 36 in July, representing an increase of 50 per cent. Deaths resulting from terrorist attacks declined from 69 in July to 44 in August, while injuries declined from 96 to 70, representing a decrease of 27pc.