The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed it released 11 abducted employees of the second unit of Chashma Sugar Mills. Authorities have not confirmed the claim.
According to sources, the militant group's statement described the release as a "goodwill gesture" and claimed that the remaining five employees had been moved to an unknown location over alleged links to the security forces.
There has been no information about the condition of those five employees, and the claims have not been independently verified. Officials have also not said anything about the identities of the released workers or whether they have returned home.