Militants attacked a Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) investigative team in Bannu, prompting an exchange of fire in which two assailants were shot dead.
According to the CTD officials, the team was escorting a detained militant to various locations for identification when his accomplices launched the assault. During the ensuing gun battle, two militants were killed.
Officials said that the detained militant who was killed had been involved in an attack on an Assistant Commissioner in North Waziristan.
Following the incident, a search operation commenced in the area. Efforts remain under way to trace possible facilitators linked to the attack.
