Taliban attacks Pakistan Air Force base: As it happened

Peshawar: A group of heavily armed gunmen associated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked a Pakistani Air Force base in the northwestern city of Peshawar early on Friday. The attackers tried to force their way into the Badaber Air Base. The security forces in Pakistan responded quickly to the attack and killed at least 13 terrorists in the ensuing operation.

Here are the live updates:-

18 September 2015

17:16 IST

Reports now claim that at least 33 people including 13 terrorists have died. 

13:24 IST

Gunmen were wearing explosives-laden jackets and armed with hand-propelled grenades, mortars, AK-47 rifles, claims Bajwa.

Thirteen terrorists were also killed by security forces, tweets Bajwa.

16 people offering prayers at a mosque inside the air force camp were killed by the militants: Bajwa

Pakistan military spokesman Major General Asim Bajwa confirms death of 16 people in the deadly attack in Peshawar.