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51 Afghan nationals held in Sohrab Goth operation:

By Imtiaz Ali in Dawn, October 7th, 2023KARACHI: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested 51 illegal Afghan immigrants in a combing operation in Sohrab Goth’s Afghan Camp. “More than 200 policemen including ladies police encircled ‘Gana Mandi’ in Sohrab Goth,” said SSP-East Syed Irfan Bahadur on Friday. The operation was carried out on information about the presence of ‘criminal elements’, he said, adding that entry and exit points of the area were sealed and…

Over 700 ‘illegal’ foreign nationals arrested in Quetta, Islamabad

report in Dawn, October 5, 2023ISLAMABAD / QUETTA: A day after the federal government gave illegal immigrants the deadline to leave Pakistan by Nov 1, police in Islamabad and Quetta detained over 700 foreign nationals for allegedly living without legal documents. In a statement, an Islamabad police spokesperson said 1,126 people were interrogated during the operation, and 503 were allegedly found to be living illegally. They were booked under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act…

Afghan Refugees in Iran, Pakistan Complain of Mistreatment

report in TOLOnews, Oct 3, 2023 at 9:40 AMAfghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran complained of mistreatment by the host countries. The Afghan refugees in Pakistan said that the Pakistani government has arrested them despite their having a legal document. “Since the past several days, the Afghan refugees in Asfahan are being cruelly tortured and harassed,” said Ahmad, an Afghan refugee in Iran. “So far, no agency or the UN has shown any reaction to…

Organ Trafficking

edit in The Nation, Oct 03, 2023The capture and arrest of a gang involved in illicit kidney extraction and transplant procedures by the Lahore police is both commendable and probing. Over 300 illegal operations, 328 to be exact, are alarming. The fact that people desperate to save their loved ones find themselves at the mercy of such mafias and gangs is lamentable. It makes one question why the legal process of availing a kidney transplant…

Six ‘terrorists’ arrested in separate CTD operations

report in The News, Sept 27, 2023PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested six terrorists in two separate operations in Peshawar and Mardan regions, officials said on Tuesday. Officials of the CTD said that four terrorists associated with IS were arrested for their involvement in a number of terrorist incidents, including target killing of members of minority communities. The facilitators were identified as Muhammad Rahim, Shahid, Saleh Muhammad and Raz Muhammad. The CTD officials said they…

350kg explosives seized from rickshaw in Bara

report in Dawn, Sept 21st, 2023KHYBER: Police in Bara tehsil here seized a huge quantity of explosives and also arrested a would-be suicide bomber here on Wednesday. Khyber district police officer Salim Abbas, in a statement issued from the Shah Kas Police Lines said that the police intercepted a rickshaw loaded with hay at the Nala checkpost in Malakdinkhel area during routine checking. He said upon search of the rickshaw, 350 kilogrammes of explosives were…

Three members of new militant outfit arrested

report in The Daily Star, Sept 17, 2023Police have arrested three members, including the chief, of a new militant outfit Tawhidul Uluhiah (Al-Jihadi) from Dhaka and other parts of the country. The arrestees — chief Jewel Molla, 29, members Rahul Hossain, 21, and Gaziul Islam, 40 — had a plan to carry out terror attacks in the country in 2024, according to the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police. They were arrested from Bagerhat, Joypurhat and…

4 Ansar-al-Islam members arrested in separate drives

report in Prothom Alo, 16 Sep 2023The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four alleged active operatives of banned militant outfit ‘Ansar Al Islam’ in separate drives conducted in different places of Thakurgaon and Dinajpur districts Thursday night, BSS reports. Flight Lieutenant Mahmud Bashir Ahmed, senior assistant director (Media) of RAB-13 confirmed their arrest in a press release issued on Friday night. It said, “Acting on intelligence, a team of RAB-13 conducted a drive and arrested…

Registered Afghan refugees arrested in South Pakistan police crackdown

report in Khaama Press online, Sept 12, 2023In Karachi, Pakistan, hundreds of Afghan nationals have recently been arrested by the police on charges of residing illegally in the country. However, Afghan diplomats and human rights activists argue that many detained people hold valid documents to prove their legal status. The Pakistani authorities launched the crackdown on Saturday, which some believe is a response to reported militant infiltration from Afghanistan into Pakistan’s Chitral district. This infiltration…

Christian couple arrested for alleged desecration in Lahore

by Imran Gabol in Dawn, Sept 10, 2023LAHORE: A Christian couple was taken into custody after a blasphemy case was registered against them for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Holy Quran in the jurisdiction of North Cantonment Police Station on Saturday. Taimur, a resident of Harbanspura, filed a complaint with the police, saying he was standing at a food shop on a street near the Rangers headquarters when he saw some pages being thrown…

Two suspected militants arrested

Report in Dawn,Sept 10, 2023LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has foiled a major terror plot by arresting two suspected militants linked with banned outfits during operations in different areas of the province. According to the spokesman, the Punjab CTD conducted 50 intelligence-based operations in different districts of the province to effectively deal with any untoward incident of terrorism, in which 50 suspected persons were interrogated. Two alleged militants were arrested with weapons, explosives and…