PESHAWAR Northern areas and Gilgit Police Tuesday expelled 300 suspected people from the area and recovered 450 vehicles.

The step has been taken to ensure the security of Chinese workers and engineers working at Karakoram highway, a private TV channel quoted a police officer in Gilgit as saying.

According to the officer, hundreds of Chinese workers and engineers are executing development work in Karakoram highway and the steps were taken to save them from terrorism and ensure their security.

The suspected people have been expelled due to unavailability of documents, he said, adding that, Police have also confiscated 450 illegal vehicles.

Sources told Online, the action was taken after the abduction of two Chinese engineers from scenic valley of Swat, where a military operation was underway against militants.

Superintendent Police, Gilgit, Ali Sher commenting on the measure clarified that the people expelled had no proof of registration cards, identity cards and passports and were living in Gilgit and its adjacent areas on a special order from the home department.