[Dawn] Nine militants surrendered to the security forces in Osheray Darra area of upper Dir on Monday, officials said.A spokesman for the Frontier Corps also gave names of the surrendering militants to the media.
The surrendering militants promised to abide by the law in future and vowed not to take part in terrorist activities.
Those who surrendered included Maulana Bashir Ahmad s/o Dur Talab Khan, Muhammad Saeed s/o Mahmood Khan, Muhammad Ismael s/o Muhammad Essa, Bihar Ali s/o Javed, Zahid Badshah s/o Andar Khan, Yar Muhammad s/o Andar Khan, Muhammad Ayub s/o Sher Muhammad Khan, Sher Muhammd s/o Gul Khan and Imran s/o Muhammad Ayub.
The FC Spokesman said, the militants admitted that committed crimes against people, including killing and torture of innocent persons.
They also said that they felt guilty of their past conduct. They have also realised that their act has brought a bad name to Islam, the spokesman added.