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9 FC men

gunned down

QUETTA: Nine Frontier Corps personnel including a major were ambushed to death near Panjgur, (Makran division) on the night of Friday and Saturday.

According to details, a Frontier Corps patrol party was returning to its post at Panjgur after routine patrol. When the party reached Galak, 20 kilometres from Panjgur, they were fired upon by armed men having taken position in the area.

As a result nine FC men including Major Mohammad Aslam, one junior commissioned officer and seven other ranks died on the spot.

Later the unidentified gunmen fled from the scene. Bodies of FC men were brought to Panjgur on Saturday for post mortem.

These bodies will be evacuated to their respective areas on Sunday by helicopter.-PPI