ISLAMABAD: Six people were killed on Sunday in two different incidents in Lower Kurram Agency, DawnNews reported.

According to sources, unknown armed men fired a rocket on a passenger vehicle in the Shaheedano Dand area close to Pak-Afghan border which killed a woman and four others.

The people killed in this incident belonged to Khost area of Afghanistan and were trying to enter into Pakistan.

Meanwhile, two people were shot dead at Mathoza area of Lower Kurram Agency.

Two days ago,  45 people were abducted from lower Kurram agency by unknown armed men. Fifteen of them have been released while the remaining 30 have not yet been recovered, DawnNews reported.

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