Pakistan Retakes
Army Headquarters; Hostages Freed
Pakistani commandos rescued 42 hostages early Sun
day who were held by militants inside the nation’s military headquarters, after gunmen dressed in army fatigues stormed the building in a brazen attack 18 hours earlier, according to the chief army spokesman.
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 GHQ 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. Sources said that the terrorists occupying the building had planted explosives at four places in order to blow it up if any one tried to enter into the building, but the commandos did storm into the building in blitzing raid with great expertise and took action against the terrorists.
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 GHQ 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. Sources said that the terrorists occupying the building had planted explosives at four places in order to blow it up if any one tried to enter into the building, but the commandos did storm into the building in blitzing raid with great expertise and took action against the terrorists.
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