LAKKI MARWAT: The body of a two-year-old boy, who went missing a day earlier, was found in the Shahabkhel area of the district here on Wednesday, police said.

Sifatullah, father of the boy, reported to the Dadiwala police station that his son had left home to play outside in the street, and the family started searching for him when he did not return home after a long time.

Police said that the boy, identified as Sohail Khan, had gone missing on Tuesday.

His father told police that he had no enmity with anyone.

Police said that the body of the missing boy had been stuffed into a sack and found in the Shahabkhel area.

Police took the body to the hospital to complete medico-legal formalities and initiated an investigation after registering a case under the relevant sections of law.

Separately, a man was murdered in the Tap Takhtikhel area of Serai Naurang town on Wednesday.

Police said that the murder occurred within the limits of Shaheed Asmatullah Khan Khattak police station.

They said that the body of Sabir Nawaz, 46, was found in fields near the village.

Police said that the deceased and his family had no enmity with anyone.

Police registered a case against unknown killers under the relevant sections of law and began an investigation.

Meanwhile, a proclaimed offender was shot at and injured by his rivals in the Khankhel Mandozai area in the limits of Bargai police station.

Police identified the injured as Gul Wali and said that he was arrested and taken to the hospital.

Police registered a case against two suspects, including Kamal Khan and Kifayatullah, and began efforts to arrest them.

Published in Dawn, October 29th, 2026