RAWALPINDI: Pak Army soldiers have once again defeated the terrorists, as the operation at General Headquarters against the intruding terrorists concluded to its logical end Sunday morning.
The commandos in their successful operation killed nine terrorists and recovered 39 hostages, while their top dog Aqeel alias Dr. Usman was nabbed. Two commandos and three hostages were martyred in the operation.
Following the operation, Army Chief General Ashfaque Perviz Kayani paid a visit to the GHQ. The operation beginning this morning on the whole rescued 25 hostages in the first phase and at the end of the operation five more hostages were recovered, while three hostages and two Pak Army commandos were also martyred. Earlier, SSG commandos had killed four terrorists in successful operation at security building.
The operation for the rescue of hostages taken on Saturday noon was started this morning at 6.00 A.M and SSG commandos with their great expertise successfully completed the operation in merely one hour and, thereafter, a search operation had started.
D.G. ISPR, Major General Athar Abbas told Geo News that 25 hostages were safely freed, while three hostages were martyred by the terrorists’ firing and four terrorists were killed during the operation. The terrorists had taken hostage of 22 security men in a room, where one suicide bomber was guarding them. The commandos on the intelligence information were tasked to eliminate this suicide bomber in its initial raid in a bid to rescue the hostages safely, which was successfully completed, but in this process three hostages were martyred by terrorists’ firings.
Sources said that the terrorists occupying the building had planted explosives at four places in order to blow it up if anyone tried to enter into the building, but the commandos did enter into the building in blitzing raid with great expertise and took action against the terrorists.
Major General Athar Abbas said that the operation has concluded to its logical end and the situation was completely under control of the forces.
Five terrorists were killed in the Saturday encounter at GHQ check post # 1, while one Brigadier, one Lt. Col. amid five security personnel were martyred. Thus since Saturday noon to Sunday morning at 9.00 A.M on the whole eleven persons were martyred including the eight security personnel.
The commandos in their successful operation killed nine terrorists and recovered 39 hostages, while their top dog Aqeel alias Dr. Usman was nabbed. Two commandos and three hostages were martyred in the operation.
Following the operation, Army Chief General Ashfaque Perviz Kayani paid a visit to the GHQ. The operation beginning this morning on the whole rescued 25 hostages in the first phase and at the end of the operation five more hostages were recovered, while three hostages and two Pak Army commandos were also martyred. Earlier, SSG commandos had killed four terrorists in successful operation at security building.
The operation for the rescue of hostages taken on Saturday noon was started this morning at 6.00 A.M and SSG commandos with their great expertise successfully completed the operation in merely one hour and, thereafter, a search operation had started.
D.G. ISPR, Major General Athar Abbas told Geo News that 25 hostages were safely freed, while three hostages were martyred by the terrorists’ firing and four terrorists were killed during the operation. The terrorists had taken hostage of 22 security men in a room, where one suicide bomber was guarding them. The commandos on the intelligence information were tasked to eliminate this suicide bomber in its initial raid in a bid to rescue the hostages safely, which was successfully completed, but in this process three hostages were martyred by terrorists’ firings.
Sources said that the terrorists occupying the building had planted explosives at four places in order to blow it up if anyone tried to enter into the building, but the commandos did enter into the building in blitzing raid with great expertise and took action against the terrorists.
Major General Athar Abbas said that the operation has concluded to its logical end and the situation was completely under control of the forces.
Five terrorists were killed in the Saturday encounter at GHQ check post # 1, while one Brigadier, one Lt. Col. amid five security personnel were martyred. Thus since Saturday noon to Sunday morning at 9.00 A.M on the whole eleven persons were martyred including the eight security personnel.
