At least 19 terror suspects arrested in Punjab

Raids were conducted in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rojhan, Narowal and Attock


News Desk March 11, 2017
Raids were conducted in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rojhan, Narowal and Attock. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Rangers and police on Saturday arrested at least 19 terror suspects during search operations in different areas of the Punjab province.

A statement released by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the raids were conducted in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rojhan, Narowal and Attock during which the arrests were made.

Radd-ul-Fasaad will target all troublemakers: COAS

Meanwhile, a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered as Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad intensifies in the country, said ISPR.

The Pakistan army launched the new countrywide anti-terrorist offensive after a series of deadly bombings across Pakistan killed over 100 people in February. The suicide attack at the famed Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan was Pakistan’s deadliest attack in two years.

Recently, local tribesmen from the Ambar Utmankhel and Daweezai Pandyali tribes offered their support for the operation after meeting officials of the Frontier Corps.

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has also vowed that the country’s military and security agencies will crack down on ‘all troublemakers’ under the latest military operation.

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