Rawalpindi: A spokesman for Pakistan Army has said that 25 terrorists were killed in the exchange of fire during the operation in the Bannu CTD compound, 7 terrorists threw down their arms and three were arrested while 3 personnel were martyred.
In a statement released by the Public Relations Department of the Pakistan Army (ISPR), it has been said that on December 18, a terrorist detained in the CTD complex inside Bannu Cantt overpowered the duty constable after taking away the weapon. The other 34 detainees were freed, after which all the terrorists came out and got more weapons from the warehouse, and opened fire.
According to ISPR, immediately after taking over the compound on December 18, the terrorists martyred one CTD constable and injured another, who could not recover during treatment, while taking a junior commissioned officer hostage and taking a safe route from the state to Afghanistan. Demanded to provide. On hearing the sounds of firing, a heavy contingent of security forces reached the compound, where on December 18, two terrorists and three were arrested in a two-way exchange of fire. Besides, two security forces personnel were injured.
ISPR said that on December 20, the security forces took stormy action for not laying down their arms, as a result of which 25 terrorists were killed while a total of 10 were arrested. According to the spokesman of the Pakistan Army, while fighting bravely in the operation, three soldiers of the motherland were martyred, including Subedar Major Khurshid Akram, Sepoy Saeed, Sepoy Babar, while 10 soldiers including 2 officers were injured in the exchange of fire.
According to DG ISPR, there was no outside attack on the CTD compound in Bannu. A statement issued by the ISPR said that the great sacrifices of the martyrs strengthen our resolve, the security forces are steadfast to uphold the writ of the state, and are determined to root out terrorism.
The spokesperson of the Pakistan Army further said that the terrorists tried to escape from the compound which was foiled by timely action and their demand for safe delivery to Afghanistan was rejected. It should be noted that two days ago in the CTD compound located in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the terrorists of the banned organization shot the officer’s rifle and took the staff hostage during the investigation.
