Over 10,500 arrests made in countrywide operations

Law-enforcement agencies have arrested around 10,616 suspects in 14,886 search operations


Our Correspondent February 07, 2015
Law-enforcement agencies have arrested around 10,616 suspects in 14,886 search operations. STOCK IMAGE

ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Friday provided key updates to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the implementation of the new counterterrorism plan and its outcome. He also briefed the premier on the progress so far achieved in the military operations in the tribal areas against militants.

The law-enforcement agencies have arrested around 10,616 suspects in 14,886 search operations conducted across the country since the implementation of the National Action Plan against terrorism, says a statement issued by the prime minister’s office.

Since December 24 the security agencies conducted 9,413 operations in Punjab, 1,577 in Sindh, 2,724 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), 39 in Balochistan, 336 in Islamabad, 720 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), 21 in Gilgit-Baltiststan (G-B) and 56 in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), according to the updated brief given to the prime minister.

Among those arrested 1,934 are from Punjab, 1,533 from Sindh, 6,038 from K-P, 460 from Balochistan, 505 from the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), seven from AJK, 10 from G-B and 129 from Fata.

Over the misuse of loudspeaker, 2,035 people were arrested including 1,806 in Punjab, 169 in K-P, one in Balochistan and 59 in the ICT. Around 1,256 pieces of equipment were seized for misuse.

Similarly, a total of 540 cases have been registered for spreading hate speech and material, including 455 in Punjab, 34 in K-P, four in Balochistan, 46 in AJK and one in G-B. The security agencies also arrested 405 people and sealed 41 shops on the same charges.

According to the data, around 3,416 Afghan refugees have been deported including 2,844 from K-P, 195 from Balochistan, one from Islamabad and 376 from Fata.

The Federal Investigation Agency has registered 18 cases for money transfer through Hawala/Hundi, arrested 24 people and recovered Rs71.5 million. Three cases have also been registered for suspicious transactions and a number of arrests were made. The agency also registered five money laundering cases and registered as many people on the charges.

A total of 161 actionable calls were received on anti-terror helpline 1717 including 105 in Punjab, 18 each in Sindh and K-P, five Balochistan and 15 in the ICT. Around 1,250 intelligence-based operations were also conducted throughout the country.

In total, 25.5 million cellular phone SIMs have been verified including 8,747,777 of Telenor, 7,055,753 Mobilink, 4,186,141 Zong, 3,544,538 Ufone and 2,005,789 of Warid.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 7th, 2015. 

COMMENTS (2)

Iqtedar | 9 years ago | Reply

When are they going to arrest the government on grounds of corruption, unlawful killing and arrests, etc.?

MUNIB | 9 years ago | Reply

If we count all the so called "arrested" since 2001 war on terror probably it will equal the population of the country, sarcastically speaking.

If we added the count of all terrorist kills in Sawat operation, South WZ and North WZ operation and now the Zarb-e-Azb, it will surely (believing all those tickers which ISPR and police give ) be equal to total of PK Army and Police strength.

Now , i ask, why in the world these "mutthi bhar dehshatgards" could not be controlled in 12 years ?

It means, either our Security Apparatus is fooling the public or may be the Terrorist have more Sympathy and Strength among public than our DEFENDERs.

We need Results now, not Maths.

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