Three police personnel have reportedly been abducted from the Piran Bala area on the Nizam Pur-Kohat Road in Nowshera.

According to the Nowshera police spokesperson, the personnel include Head Constable Naeemullah, the station clerk at Nizam Pur Police Station, Constable Noor-ul-Islam and Constable Aamir Khan.

Police said the three personnel had left in a private car at 2pm, carrying official weapons. They have not been reachable since their departure.

Police have received information that members of a banned organisation have set up a checkpoint on the CPEC Road near Khairabad in Kohat.

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According to the police spokesperson, masked suspects have also seized the personnel’s official weapons and wireless communication set.

Police said an operation involving SHOs from all police stations in Nowshera and a large contingent of police personnel is underway to recover the abducted officers safely.