By Zeeshan Mumtaz
ISLAMABAD: One of the detained terrorists from an outlawed and banned terrorist organization by the United States and Pakistan, ‘Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’ (TTP), overpowered a duty soldier in the Bannu Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) compound inside Bannu Cantt.
After snatching the constable’s weapon, the terrorist freed his 34 other companions. Immediately after getting out of the cells, these terrorists acquire more weapons from the center and started firing. In the indiscriminate firing, the terrorists killed one CTD Police constable and injured another. The injured constable later died in hospital.
Operation against TTP by security forces
The TTP terrorists took hostage the junior commissioned officer present there for investigation. Security forces from Bannu Cantt immediately reached at the location and cordoned off the area as soon as the sound of firing was heard from the CTD compound in Bannu. Immediately after the siege of the CTD compound on 18 December 2022, two terrorists were killed, three were arrested, and two security forces personnel were injured in exchange for fire.
Terrorists of TTP demanded the government of Pakistan to provide safe passage to Afghanistan. The government said there is no question of accepting the demand and it was made clear to the TTP terrorists.
SSG ATU operation against TTP
On December 20, on the directions of the government of Pakistan, the Special Operations Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of the Special Services Group (SSG) of the Pakistan Army took heavy action against the terrorists of TTP present inside the CTD compound.
The Zarrar Company of SSG, Pakistan Army conducted a hostage rescue operation at the CTD compound at the Bannu Cantonment gate. The ATU began the operation at 12:25 PM and breached the gate of the CTD compound with explosives and entered inside. At the beginning of the operation, all hostages ran out of the CTD compound.
Zarrar ATU ended the anti-terrorism operation at 12:45 PM, within 20 minutes. As the operation ended, 25 terrorists were counted to be killed, during the fierce exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces. Security forces arrested three terrorists while seven surrendered.
Pictures/videos of entire event of SGS ATU operation
Outside video of SSG ATU operation against TTP Terrorists which were present in the CTD Bannu compound.
Defense Minister of Pakistan Khawaja Muhammad Asif’s statement in the National Assembly of Pakistan on the Bannu terrorist attack on the CTD compound and the operation of security forces against TTP terrorists.
Arab News coverage of security forces operation against TTP terrorists in Bannu CTD complex
Major Abid of SSG ATU who is injured during the operation against TTP terrorists in Bannu CTD facility.
Picture of Major Abid Zaman who stayed vigilant in the operation against TTP terrorists in Bannu CTD.
A video showing flames of Smoke erupting from the CTD complex in Bannu during the SSG ATU operation against TTP terrorists.
