Five labourers killed in KP’s South Waziristan

At least five labourers were killed when unidentified men shot dead while they were sleeping in a tent in Khyber Pakthunkhwa’s South Waziristan on Friday, an official said.

They were part of the team construction a police station in Wana’s Daza Ghundai Area, which falls in the lower South Waziristan.

One of the labourers was injured and moved to a hospital, they said and added that the labourers belonged to the Shakai Valley. Bodies have been shifted to the hospital for post-mortem examination.

Lower South Waziristan Deputy Commissioner confirmed to Aaj News that the incident has taken place.

“The incident did happen and police are investigating it and searching for suspects,” he said, “these labourers were building a police station here and they were living in tents.”