Aug 24, 2015
LAHORE: Police carried out search operations in six seminaries in the provincial metropolis during the last two days and checked the identification papers and other related documents of 1,500 students.
The raids were carried out in the seminaries belonging to both Sunni and Shia sects under the National Action Plan (NAP).
The police issued advisory letters to administration of the seminaries, warning them against giving admission to any student without complete documents or allowing any unconcerned person to stay there.
Meanwhile, police checked hotels and guesthouses and took action against eight persons out of 31 suspects who had failed to produce their identity papers. Police also registered two cases under Foreigners Act and sent the two persons to jail. Nineteen cases were registered for violation of the tenants and loudspeaker acts during the last two days besides rounding up 110 proclaimed offenders and court absconders. Thirty nine drug pushers were also arrested and 17kg hashish, 14kg cannabis and 1kg opium were recovered from their possession. Similarly, police also arrested 34 people for carrying illegal weapons and seized 21 pistols, eight rifles and 750 bullets from their possession. Twenty six gamblers were also arrested.
CTD: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), in association with intelligence agencies, have conducted at least 12 joint search operations across the provincial capital and checked 1,103 people in the past one week. A CTD spokesman told Dawn on Sunday that after receiving intelligence reports about the presence of suspected terrorists, search operations were being carried out in different areas, including Mustafa Town, Cantonment, Green Town, Badami Bagh, Johar Town and Masson Road.
He said 11 people had been taken into custody for failing to produce identity documents and violating the tenants act, while cases were registered against them in the respective police stations.
He said the CTD and intelligence agencies had developed a better intelligence sharing and coordination system to arrest the people involved in helping, planning, financing and transporting terrorists.
He said every security alert was being followed while every nook and corner of the city was combed to foil nefarious designs of terrorists.
(Daily Dawn)
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