Peshawar, Jul 6 (PTI) Three paramilitary force personnel were killed after being held two days in captivity allegedly by terrorists belonging to the Pakistani Taliban in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said on Sunday.

Police said the three unarmed Frontier Corps personnel were abducted from a passenger vehicle by the terrorists of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Shahzaib Bettani group in Tank district two days ago.

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Their bodies were discovered in the mountainous region of Pezu Bayana area of Lakki Marwat district.

They have been identified as Lance Naik Naseem, Lance Naik Muhammad Rashid and Sepoy Muhammad Sher.

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Security forces have launched a search operation in the area following the heinous act, while intelligence agencies are actively working to track down the terrorist network responsible, it said.

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