 The police launched a crackdown against foreigners living in Lahore without proper documents in the aftermath of Thursdayâs bombings, police sources told Daily Times on Saturday. The police arrested 70 people, mostly Afghans. Police sources said that Africans might also come under this operationâs net.
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Seven to eight members of an Afghan family, including women and children, were arrested from Awan Town, while six Afghans were arrested from the Ravi Road precincts, sources said. Female police joined the raiding teams. A police official told Daily Times that the crackdown started early in the morning. He said, âWe canât give details about the operation but we got a tip and are working on it.â
He said that Afghan settlers in Pakistan were recruited by various Jihadi organisations and they were involved in robberies, selling illegal weapons, drugs and smuggled goods. The source said that some Al Qaeda members and Taliban had been arrested during operations against Afghan camps in the past. Most of the unregistered Afghans living in the city had their own homes in the suburbs of Lahore. |