PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Pakistan’s security forces killed 25 of 35 Islamist terrorists holed up in a counter-terrorism center in the northwestern city of Bannu, while one hostage and two commandos died in the operation to retake the compound, the army said.
Terrorists being held at the center took control of the compound on Sunday after overpowering their interrogators and taking their weapons, leading to a two day siege and ultimately army commandoes storming the compound on Tuesday.
“Resurgence in terrorism poses a renewed threat to our national security,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a tweet, adding, “Our valiant security forces are fully capable of dealing with this threat.”…