Security forces apprehend 20 suspects in operation

PESHAWAR: Security forces have arrested 20 more wanted and suspected individuals during an ongoing operation against militants, ARY News reported quoting police.

According to Kohat Regional Police Officer (RPO) Abbas Majeed Marwat, so far, a total of 85 suspects, including 57 wanted criminals, have been taken into custody. The authorities have also recovered 83 machine guns, Kalashnikovs, 12 rifles, and hundreds of bullets.

Additionally, stolen goods from four looted trucks, including medicines and other essential items, have been recovered.

The operation is being carried out in Ochat, Bagan, Mandori, and surrounding areas of Lower Kurram.

It is important to note here that a meeting attended by Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shahab Ali Shah and Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zulfiqar Hameed in Kohat district to review the overall security situation in Kurram decided that operations against terrorist elements involved in recent incidents would be further intensified.

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The protection of citizens’ lives and property, along with efforts to improve their quality of life, will remain a top priority, and peace will be restored in all circumstances.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police and other law enforcement agencies are implementing a comprehensive strategy to eliminate miscreants effectively. Additionally, the crackdown on those providing support and facilitation to such elements is being tightened.

The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reiterated that there was no room for miscreants or their facilitators, and all individuals involved would be held accountable under the law.