KOHAT: The law-enforcement agency arrested 30 suspected persons during the search and strike operation in thesuburbs and Afghan camps on Friday, official sources said. They said that a heavy contingent ofpolice and elite force conducted search and strike operations in the threeAfghan refugee camps in the suburbs of Muhammadzai, Jangalkhel, Ablan AfghanRefugee Camp and Ghamkul.
They said that the police arrested30 suspects and recovered a total of four Kalashnikovs, a repeater, three pistols, hundreds of cartridges, dozens of chargers and 10 kg of hashish fromtheir possession. All those detained during the searchand strike operation. The persons were shifted to Jangalkhel and Cantonmentpolice stations for interrogation.
Reports indicate that they tried to breach one of gates, harassed staff, and even scaled walls of premises
Nasir praised role of Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi, who controlled situation with tolerance
A fierce exchange of fire ensued, but culprits managed to escape under cover of darkness
Police said booked leaders and BYC workers gathered at main Turbat Chowk
Mobile internet outages became common fixtures during protests by PTI since Imran was ousted in 2022
Bokhari emphasised that cases have been registered against "Fasadis", and no one will be spared
