Staff Report
BANNU: Life returned to normalcy in the Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, with internet services restored, main roads opened for traffic, and commercial activities completely resumed.
After a successful 25-minute military operation against the terrorists besieging the compound of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) here on Tuesday, security clearance was given.
According to the district administration officials, educational activities will hopefully be allowed in the Bannu district from Thursday. Despite the terrorists’ attack on the CTD compound and its four-day possession, normal life continued in the rest of the district, they added.
Bannu IED Blast
Meanwhile, an explosive improvised explosive device blast was reported in the Jani Khel area here, in which three terrorists were killed. It was reportedly targeted at a vehicle of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), which was on its way to the Spinkai Raghzai area.
The district administration said that the BDS officials remained unhurt while a passerby child sustained injuries in the blast and was rushed to a hospital.
One of the dead terrorists was identified as Attaullah. The security forces reached the blast spot, cordoned off the area, and started search operations.
