BANNU: Militants are reported to have seized control of a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Bannu district last night and took hostages to negotiate with government authorities.
According to multiple media reports, around 25 arrested members of banned terrorist organisations were under arrest and interrogation at the CTD centre when they took the guns from seven security personnel on duty and took them hostage.
The Counter Terror Dept. Was interrogating militants apprehended a few days ago. One of them managed to take a gun from the interrogators, took them captive. Released the rest from the internment centre. The Subedar Major in the video was sent to negotiate but was taken hostage.
— Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) December 18, 2022