Kohistan firing: ATC sends three FC men on one-day physical remand

A private bank's guard was killed when the FC men opened fire following their assault of a taxi driver on Saturday

ABBOTTABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Sunday sent three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel on one-day physical remand, a day after aerial firing by the security force killed a private bank’s guard.

Khan Gul, Taimoor and Husain Ahmed were handed over to the investigation wing of police after a criminal case under sections 302/34 and 7 anti-terrorism act (ATA) was registered against them by the ATC in Abottabad, said SHO Komila police station Naseer Khan.

Khan added that the Korakoram Highway, previously blocked by the protest, had been opened for vehicular traffic as normalcy returned to the area.



The SHO further said that the locals had vowed to continue protest until the arrests of all the personnel involved in the firing and compensation to the heirs of the victim.

Meanwhile, funeral prayers of the slain bank guard Umar Farooq were offered on Sunday.

On Saturday, the 23-year-old man was killed as the personnel opened fire during a clash with locals in Kohistan following their assault of a taxi driver.



The convoy of the security force on routine patrol at the Karakoram Highway had hit a taxi, followed by the brawl.

Following the incident, locals had blocked Karakorram Highway, resulting in long queues of vehicles travelling from Gilgit-Baltistan to Rawalpindi.