Taliban prisoners in Pakistan overpower guards and take hostages

Counter-terrorism officer killed after militants seize compound in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Taliban detainees overpowered their guards at a counter-terrorism centre in north-western Pakistan overnight, snatching police weapons, taking hostages and seizing control of the facility.

The incident quickly evolved into a standoff. Pakistani officials later confirmed that one counter-terrorism officer had been killed during the militants' takeover at the detention centre in Bannu, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and part of a former tribal region.