NOWSHERA, Dec 24: Two bodies, including a beheaded one, were found in different parts of Nowshera district on Monday.

Police said Aziz Gul, a farmer from Mashq village in Akora Khattak, was found dead alongside a road in Mian Iyesa locality.

They said the autopsy at District Headquarters Hospital, Nowshera showed that the deceased, who had mysteriously gone missing a day ago, died of multiple bullet injuries.

Police said Khalil Gul, father of the deceased, had claimed that neither his son nor his family had enmity with anyone.

They later registered a case against unidentified killers and began investigation.

Also in the day, the people found a beheaded body on the bank of the Kabul River along Charsadda-Nowshera Road in Basho village.

Later, police seized the body of the unidentified man and shifted it to District Headquarters Hospital, Nowshera.

The autopsy showed that the man was tortured before being killed by a sharp-edged object.

The Nowshera Klan police registered a case against unidentified killers and began investigation.

However, no arrest could be made by night.

BOYCOTT: The lady health workers in Nowshera district on Monday announced to boycott the future anti-polio campaigns without proper security.

The announcement was made during a rally outside Nowshera Press Club.

Lady Health Workers Association, district president Zakia Khan led protesters, who condemned the recent nationwide attacks and killing of polio workers.

“We will not participate in anti-polio campaigns until full security is provided to us,” Ms Zakia said.

She demanded proper compensation for slain polio workers.

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