Operation continues: Two suspected militants arrested in Karachi

Suspects believed to be members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

KARACHI: Two suspected militants were arrested in Karachi during a police operation, Express News reported on Tuesday.

According to the police, the two suspects are believed to be members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Weapons and drugs were also seized during the operation, the suspects were taken to an undisclosed location for interrogation.

Karachi operation

The targeted operation started in Karachi after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited the metropolitan in September last year in a bid to devise a strategy to curb violence.

With the provincial government on board, the prime minister had given a go-ahead to the paramilitary force to conduct raids and arrest criminals with the help of the police. Subsequently, the operation began on September 7, 2013.