They were all civilians kidnapped by the Taliban, said police chief Ghulam Sakhi.

And then there is another and another, and this one is Idris Ghulam.

Idris Ghulam says we must do the lesser evil for the greater good.

His uncle Ghulam Mohammad Baloch was killed in 2011 while heading a nationalist movement.

Swat police chief Qazi Ghulam Farooq also said security had been tightened after the killings.