Militants attack Peshawar power station, kill 7

PESHAWAR: The bodies of five persons who went missing after a grid station was attacked by rockets in Peshawar were also found from nearby fields Tuesday, raising the toll to seven, Geo News reported.

The militants attacked the Budha Beer Shaikh Muhamamdi power station at around 2:30 am (2130 GMT). They killed two officials on the spot and abducted 10 others, a senior police official in the area, told.

"They threw five dead bodies of the kidnapped officials in the fields close to the power house on Monday morning. Five others are still missing, official said.

A spokesman for the Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) said the militants killed four of its staff and three policemen.

"One PESCO employee and one policeman were killed on the spot. The militants then kidnapped seven PESCO employees and three policemen. Later, we found the bodies of three PESCO officials and two policemen," said Shaukat Afzal.

"Four power house employees and one policeman are still missing," he said.