Radd-ul-Fasaad: Three suspects held in Peshawar operation

Large cache of arms and ammunition seized


News Desk October 24, 2017
A total of 20 houses were searched in the area. PHOTO: AFP

Security forces on Tuesday arrested three suspects and seized a large cache of arms and ammunition in a joint combing operation  in the Khazana Nasapa area of Peshawar.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation took place as a part of the ongoing Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad.

Twenty houses were searched in the area and the arrested men handed over to the Khazana police station .

Sixteen SMG rifles and a magazine, an M16 gun, a 30-bore pistol and 1,000 rounds of ammunition were found.

Two Suzuki Mehran cars were also seized.

Radd-ul-Fasaad: Weapons and ammunition seized in Balochistan, North Waziristan IBOs

On October 20, 26 terrorists were apprehended in a number of search operation held across Balochistan and Punjab.

According to the ISPR, FC Balochistan Conducted IBOs in Ghulam Pring (Killi Kungar) in Mastung and Rojhan Jamali on terrorists hideouts involved in target killing and grenade attacks.

During the operations, one terrorist was killed and seven others apprehended.

The FC also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition including explosive recovered.

Separately, Pakistan Rangers Punjab along with police and intelligence agencies conducted IBOs in various part of Punjab during last 48 hours including DG Khan, Attock, Islamabad and Lahore.

As many as 19 terrorists and their facilitators were apprehended and large number of illegal weapons and ammunition of different calibers was recovered recovered.

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