“All militants” of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who occupied the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) center in Bannu, Pakistan, were killed in an operation by the Pakistan Army.
Special Service Group (SSG) of the army conducted the operation. 10 to 15 of its commandos were injured and two died. The operation of the special service group started at 12:30 pm local time on Tuesday. All the militants were killed. The entire CTD area was cleared by 2:30 PM. The defense minister criticized PTI chairman Imran Khan. He termed this incident as a ‘complete collapse’ of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. He said that the unfortunate thing is that militancy is resurfacing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
After the arrest, 33 militants were kept in the CTD center. One of them hit a security guard on the head with a brick and snatched his weapon, the minister said. They later took over the building and took some people hostage.
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