At least 17 local tribesmen were kidnapped by unknown militants on gun point from mountainous area of Enzar Naw, Tehsil Landi Kotal of Khyber Agency. The affected families said on Tuesday that a group of tribal people mostly of youth went to picnic to mountain on Monday when they were abducted by undisclosed armed persons and shifted to Afghanistan. The abductees were residents of Abdulkhad and Gagra areas of Landi Kotal, sources informed.
Walyam Khan, tribal elder said that seven members of his family were among the missing persons who had been in the hilly area for a day picnic. Assistant Political Agent (APA) Landi Kotal, Niaz Muhammad while confirming the incident said that in initial report received by the administration, 17 locals were missing and they were striving hard to trace whereabouts of the affectees. A group of security agencies personnel was dispatched to the site to collected evidences from the site, sources said.