Four Pakistani paramilitary soldiers are missing and are presumed to have been kidnapped in the South Waziristan tribal territory, an official says. In neighbouring North Waziristan there are reports of a number of people dying in fighting between suspected militants and robbers. At least 15 people have been killed in the confrontation, eyewitnesses told the BBC's Pashto service.
"Four paramilitary soldiers are missing since last evening and two of them were seen being forced into a vehicle," a security official in South Waziristan told the AFP news agency. The soldiers had been told not to leave their camp as a security measure but the four went out to a market, the official, who did not want to be identified, said. | Could have been kidnapped. Could also have just gone to a party, skipped town, joined the other side, etc.. |
Pakistan and Afghanistan have deployed thousands of troops in North and South Waziristan along the Afghan border to try to curb militancy.
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