Uzbek, Afghan suspects arrested

QUETTA—Security forces, in their search operation, have arrested 40 foreign nationals hailing from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan at Chaman Pak-Afghan border.
According to information, security personnel raided at a house in the border area and arrested 20 Uzbek nationals. On this account, more reinforcement of law enforcers was called out to conduct a major search operation against suspected foreign nationals living in border-adjacent areas.
During search operation, law enforcers arrested additional 20 Uzbek and afghan figures after waging raids at several houses. Further, three agents, facilitating illegal border crossing, comprehended. All arrested people were being handed over to Saddar Police. Later on, stringent security has been placed in the aforesaid area to actualize more raids.
Killa Abdullah police in collaboration with Anti-Terrorism Force on Friday raided various places in Chaman town and arrested 246 Afghanis, DPO Killa Abdullah district, Naseebullah Tareen told. These people had entered Pakistan without any legal documents and were residing in different areas in the town.
Police after preliminary investigation will hand over them to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for further investigation and they will be tried under Foreign Act.—Agencies