On Monday, around 20 tourists were looted at gunpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat, days after two tourist coaches were robbed in separate incidents in the province.
According to police official, around 20 tourists from Lahore were travelling to Kalam in a coaster when they were stopped by motorcyclists.
After the robbery was reported, police reached the area and started an investigation, he further shared.
This is the third such incident reported in the Malakand division in less than a week. On August 6, 40 tourists were looted by armed men in two separate incidents in Kharkanai area of Lower Dir and Thana Bypass Road in Malakand.
KP chief minister taking the notice of these incidents removed the district police officer in Lower Dir and the Malakand deputy commissioner for failing to control the worsening law and order situation