QUETTA: Four mutilated bodies were found in a remote area of Zhob district of Balochistan close to the Afghan border, Levies Force officials said on Wednesday.

The officials said a shepherd found a body on Karez Qamaruddin road in the Sar-Kach area, some 22km from Zhob town, and informed the people in a nearby village about it.

After receiving information about the presence of the body, Levies Force personnel rushed to the area.

Another body was found in a nearby cave. When Levies Force personnel opened the mouth of the cave they found two more bodies.

Zhob Tehsildar Asmatullah Musakhail said the mortal remains were taken to the district hospital where officials said the mutilated bodies appeared to be about two months old.

Levies Force officials said that it was not known so far how they were killed. “The doctors would examine the bodies and determine the cause of their death,” they said.

Mr Musakhail said that Levies personnel had started an investigation. The people who had been questioned by the Levies Force officials said that no one had reported about the disappearance of any person from the area, he said.

Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2021