ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement agencies have arrested 32,347 people on different charges in 28,826 operations conducted across the country since the launch of the National Action Plan (NAP) aimed at ridding the country of terrorism and extremism.
The report given to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif – based on information available from December 24, 2014 to March 25, 2015 – states that the security agencies conducted 14,791 operations in Punjab, 5,517 in Sindh, 6,461 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 84 in Balochistan, 405 in Islamabad, 1,394 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), 83 in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and 91 in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
The report states that under the National Action Plan (NAP), the security agencies arrested 32,347 people including 2,798 from Punjab, 6,467 from Sindh, 18,619 from KP, 3,483 from Balochistan, 762 from Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), nine from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), 30 from GB and 179 from FATA.
Moreover, 37 terrorists were killed during this period and among those arrested also included 727 hardcore terrorists.
During the said period, 61 convicts were also executed including 47 in Punjab, 11 in Sindh, one in KP and two in AJK.
The police also arrested a total of 3,938 people on loud speaker violations including 3,214 in Punjab, 176 in Sindh, 451 in KP, three in Balochistan and 94 in ICT.
In total, 887 cases have been registered for spreading hate speech and material. These included 707 in Punjab, 38 in Sindh, 83 in KP, 11 in Balochistan, one in ICT, 46 in AJK and one in GB. The law enforcement agencies also arrested 918 people and sealed a total of 70 shops on these charges. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/29-Mar-2015/32-347-held-in-28-826-operations-by-security-forces-across-country
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