Pakistani safety forces have killed all militants who had taken over a counter-terrorism heart two days after that they had held safety officers and detainees hostage on the northwestern facility, the protection minister says.
Khawaja Asif informed parliament that each one the hostages had been rescued by the Pakistani military, who additionally misplaced two elite providers commandos within the operation.
Safety forces had earlier launched the operation to free the hostages from the Pakistani Taliban who snatched interrogators’ weapons and took them captive on Sunday.
Six safety officers and a number of other detainees had been inside the middle, a number of sources informed Reuters.
They declined to be recognized as a result of they weren’t approved to talk to the media.
A number of military troopers have been additionally wounded within the operation, Asif stated.
Safety forces had surrounded the navy district during which the middle is situated, the place about 20 fighters from the Pakistani Taliban, referred to as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have been holed up.
Pakistani authorities on Monday opened talks to attempt to resolve the stand-off.
