Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], November 13 (ANI): Hundreds of people in Waziristan's Wana staged protests on Sunday demanding the restoration of peace amid a surge in terrorism in the tribal area.

Titled Peace March, the rally was organised by Wana Siyasi Ittihad (WSI), Dawn reported.

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The agitators carried black flags and raised slogans against terrorism as they demanded a ban on armed groups in the district, tackling the rise of terrorism, getting rid of kidnappings in the region

Saeed Wazir, a member of the WSI, told Dawn.com that a contractor namely Tariq Wazir was abducted from the Wana market a week ago by "unidentified persons", according to Dawn.

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"Tariq Wazir should be found immediately," he demanded.

The demonstration was also attended by members of the PTI, Jamaat-e-Islami and other political parties.

Notably, thousands of people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa took to the streets previous month to showcase their outrage against rise in terror after a school van in Charbagh came under gunfire, leaving the driver dead and two children injured, Dawn reported. (ANI)

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