Political administration of Khyber Agency on Tuesday confirmed that militants demanded the release of 20 prisoners in exchange for 20 abducted PESCO employees. The counsel of the political administration apprised the Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice (CJ), Dost Muhammad Khan that the 20 missing PESCO employees are being held in Teera Valley under the custody of militants. The CJ ordered that either release of the kidnapped persons be secured or the operation in the area be halted.
