At least five dead bodies were recovered in the Pandiali district of the Mohmand Agency on Monday. According to local political administration, the bodies were found from Tamanzai area of Tehsil Pindiali. The bodies were shifted to a nearby hospital for identification after which they will be transferred to their respective areas.
On the other hand, several tehsils in Mohmand Agency including Pindiali, Safi, Halimzai and Baizai are under strict curfew for the past two days in the backdrop of operation carried out by the security forces to target militants. It may be mentioned here that Government Middle School for Boys in Tamanzai was targeted with a bomb on Friday while a security forces' vehicle collided with a roadside bomb that killed six troops, since then, curfew has been imposed in the area. Recently there has been an increase in attacks in the Bajaur and Mohmand tribal areas as the factions of the banned militant outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in these areas have declared war on the Pakistani government.