PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani security forces have on Tuesday launched an operation to free hostages from local Taliban militants at a counter-terrorism centre in the northwest of the country, three sources told Reuters.
There were six security officials and several inmates inside the centre, the sources said.
Local residents said they heard explosions coming from the vicinity of the centre.
(Reporting by Jibran Ahmad; writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Krishna N. Das)
