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Peshawaris Fed Up: Female Abducted . . .

Merchants of numerous trading companies doing business in the bazaars of Peshawar are having a collective conniption because for the first time a woman has been abducted for ransom.

They have established a protest position in front of the Peshawar Press Club and have set up a hunger strike camp at Chowk Yad Gar to demonstrate against the increase in kidnappings of business people.

According to one business official, it looks like the abductors are able to operate with utter impunity. Business leaders are demanding more police protection.

Nerves have been severely frayed lately in Peshawar due to a combination of adverse conditions, including electricity outages, carjackings, price hikes, and the increase in abductions. Many residents feel besieged. Recent efforts to counteract the security threats have included the establishment of a citizens' safety patrol and the installation of more CCTV cameras.

:: The Frontier Post ::

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