Three youth abducted, killed by terrorists

Three young men were abducted and brutally executed by suspected terrorists on charges of espionage in the volatile Tirah Valley of Khyber tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Friday.

The victims – identified as Ibrahim, son of Masoor, Samad, son of Piyo Khan, and Naveed, son of Sher Ghulam – belonged to the local Malik Din Khel tribe.

The three were abducted by suspected terrorists on Thursday, according to sources. Their bodies were found dumped in an open field early Friday morning. They were apparently shot execution style.

The bodies were found by local tribesmen who later shifted them to the victims' homes. The grisly discovery whipped up fear and panic among local tribesmen who called on the government and security forces to take immediate action and restore law and order in the scenic Tirah Valley, where the Mangal Bagh-led banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) terrorist group once held sway.