RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday paid tribute to the courage and valour of troops who cleared the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) complex during the Bannu operation.
The premier’s words of praise for the troops came during his visit to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Rawalpindi where he met officers and soldiers injured in an anti- terrorist operation at CTD complex in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu city, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
He praised the martyrs and their families for rendering supreme sacrifices to ensure the nation’s safety and security.
Premier Shehbaz had earlier made it clear that the state will not surrender or bow down before any terrorist outfit or organisation. Three days ago, a hostage crisis took place at the CTD compound when proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) terrorists took over the centre and made several security personnel hostages. However, security forces carried out a successful operation, killing 25 militants.
