Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Rawalpindi on Thursday to inquire after the health of the officers and soldiers who were injured in a recent operation against militants at CTD complex in Bannu.
\nThe Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement said the premier paid tribute to the courage and valour of troops who cleared the Bannu Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) complex.
\nPM Shehbaz said that the martyrs and their families have rendered supreme sacrifices for ensuring safety and security of the people of Pakistan, the statement added.
\n\u201cWe are determined to fight out terrorism in its all forms and manifestations and breaking nexus between terrorists, their supporters and sympathisers till achieving peaceful and stable environment,\u201d the ISPR quoted the premier as saying.
\n\u201cWrit of the state will be established at all cost and no one will be allowed to derail the hard-earned gains of war on terror achieved through unparalleled sacrifices of the nation and valiant armed forces,\u201d it added
\nThe security forces on Wednesday regained full control of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) compound in Bannu, rescuing all the hostages in the facility as well as killing and capturing the terrorists holding them, officials in the town said.
\nThe Special Service Group (SSG) of the army launched an operation against the militants on Tuesday after talks for their peaceful surrender and ending the siege failed.
\nThe operation continued overnight and on Wednesday, the security forces cleared the centre of all the terrorists.
\nDuring the two-day clearance operation, three troops were martyred, while 27 officers and soldiers sustained injuries.
\nOfficials said that most of the terrorists were killed, while 11 either surrendered or were captured by the troops and shifted to a secure location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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