At least 19 suspects held in operation Radd-ul-Fasaad
Large quantity of ammunition was also recovered from the arrested persons.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – At least 19 suspects were taken into custody during operation Radd-ul-Fasaad in different cities of Punjab on Friday, Dunya News reported.
According to detail, intelligence agencies, Rangers and police conducted operation in different cities of Punjab, including Dera Ghazi Khan, Rojhan, Lahore, Narowal, Rawalpindi and Attock, and arrested 19 suspects.
Sources said that a large quantity of ammunition was also recovered from the arrested persons.
Pakistan Army launched Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad’ last month across the country to consolidate the gains of multiple counter-terror operations and further eliminate residue of the extremism.
The operation aims at indiscriminately eliminating residual/ latest threat of terrorism, consolidating gains of operations made thus far and further ensuring security of the borders.
Earlier, a large-scale operation called Zarb-e-Azb was launched in June 2014 in tribal areas of the country that have seen over 3,500 terrorists killed while hundreds of terror hideouts eliminated.
Independently Displaced Persons were allowed in the recent past to move back to their native towns after a large part of Waziristan was cleared of extremist outfits.
