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Bodies of 20 Pakistanis killed in Afghanistan brought to Pakistan

PESHAWAR: The bodies of about 20 Pakistanis killed due to unknown reasons in Afghanistan have been brought to Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Swat districts and also Bajaur Agency during the past few days.Sources said these men were either killed in US drone strikes in Afghanistan or in military operations.

By our correspondents
November 23, 2015
PESHAWAR: The bodies of about 20 Pakistanis killed due to unknown reasons in Afghanistan have been brought to Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Swat districts and also Bajaur Agency during the past few days.
Sources said these men were either killed in US drone strikes in Afghanistan or in military operations. They said it is possible some of them were working in Afghanistan and died due to unspecified reasons.
Most of the bodies were brought to Upper Dir and Lower Dir districts from Afghanistan’s Kunar and Nuristan provinces. One of the bodies was brought to Swat. It was of Ziaullah, son of Anwar Shah from Mingora, Swat. One body was shifted to Bajaur Agency. It was of Muhammad Ayaz aka Ali, son of Taj Malook of Salarzo Darra, Bajaur Agency. The remaining bodies were returned from Afghanistan to Upper Dir and Lower Dir. They are as follows: Khanzada alias Akhundzada, son of Fazl Ghani, Surbaat village, in Upper Dir Zubair alias Waqas, son of Sahib Jan, College Colony, Upper Dir Iqrar Ahmed alias Iqrar, son of Muhammad Karim, Rehan Kot, Upper Dir Muhammad Shoaib, alias Muhammad Asif, son of Fazl Khaliq, Loe Sari Darra, Upper Dir Kamal Khan, son of Saaz Khan, Rehan Kot, Upper Dir Subhani Gul alias Osama, Takor Samar Bagh, Lower Dir Hassan Khan alias Umar Farooq, son of Fazl Saeed, Kharakzai, Chakdarar, Lower Dir Yasinullah alias Yasin, son of Akbar Khan, Khaal, Lower Dir Ziaullah alias Ma’az, son of Member Khan, Maidan, Lower Dir Shahidullah alias Shahid, son of Nooruddin, Rehan Kot, Upper Dir Umar Hussain aka Abbas, son of Muhammad Malik, Manogai, Lower Dir Hassan Khan aka Suhail, son of Sher Zamin Khan, Manogai, Lower Dir Badar Muhammad alias Talha, son of Rowaiz Khan, Jabbar Patay, Lower Dir Naveed Raza alias Khalid Abbas, son of Shakirullah, Upper Dir Irshad Ahmed alias Ahmad, son of Inayat Khan, Hayagai, Upper Dir Shaukat Ali alias Osama Haider, son of Bakht Rawan, Parao Shao, Upper Dir Shayazullah alias Gul Shah, son of Fanizer Khan, Timergara, Lower Dir Gul Din from Spergai Tigga, Kurram Agency who used to live in Upper Dir.