Terrorists seized 16 civil workers for ransom from a project site in Qabul Khel, Lakki Marwat, according to Channel News Pakistan
According to accounts, terrorists detained the workers’ truck, abducted them at gunpoint, and then set fire to a local contractor’s vehicle.
However, security authorities have successfully returned 8 abducted workers, and a rescue operation to retrieve the other workers is continuing. The security forces have committed to eradicate militants who are targeting civilians and to retrieve all workers.
The security forces have informed the public that Fitna al Khawarij continues to engage in anti-state, anti-Islamic, and anti-public actions, which are prohibited by Islam.