As part of the continuing military offensive Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, law enforcers detained on Wednesday 26 suspects, including 11 Afghan nationals, from different cities of Punjab.
“Joint search operations were conducted by Punjab Rangers, police and intelligence agencies in DG Khan, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Sialkot, Attock, Hassanabdal, Narowal, Shakargarh and Rajanpur,” the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement. “[As many as] 26 suspects including 11 Afghans apprehended.”
The action came a day after three Afghans were rounded up from Punjab in similar raids.
Weapons, ammunition, computers, IEDs, as well as material used to prepare suicide jackets, including circuits were also recovered, the military’s media wing added.
Pakistan Army initiated the new military offensive following a series of attacks rocked the country last month. The attacks were claimed by the banned Jamaatul Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. Islamabad blamed Kabul for letting the militants use Afghan soil to attack Pakistan.
