SHO among 8 cops kidnapped by armed men in Upper South Waziristan: police

Wire excerpt

UPPER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Eight police personnel, including a station house officer (SHO), were allegedly kidnapped by unidentified armed men in Upper South Waziristan on Wednesday, officials said. District Police Officer (DPO) Arshad Khan confirmed the incident to Dawn , stating that those allegedly abducted included Sararogha SHO Ahmad Shah and two members of the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU). He said the abducted personnel had been deployed to the remote Partogai area of Sararogha tehsil to neutralise a suspected unexploded ordnance (UXO) — explosive weapons that did not explode when deployed but remain at risk for detonation. According to police sources, the BDU successfully defused the UXO and completed all necessary procedures at the site. After concluding the operation, the police team began its return journey to the police station. However, while travelling back, unidentified armed men intercepted the police vehicle, held the personnel hostage and took them to an undisclosed location. Preliminary information suggests that the assailants had been lying in wait and launched the abduction after the police team completed its assignment and started heading back. Following reports of…