Police in a crackdown arrested 100 suspected persons including illegal Afghan nationals in Regi and Karkhano area of Peshawar on Saturday. Police said that the search operation was launched in Mullazo area in outskirt of city. During search operation police arrested 100 persons including illegal afghan nationals. Police also recovered four pistols, two guns and hundreds of cartridges.
"Some of the arrested persons were wanted to police in various cases of murder and murder attempt. The search operation was aimed to purge the surrounding areas of Peshawar from suspected militants" Regi Police informed. Police registered FIR and started investigation. It is to be mentioned here that on Saturday night police has also arrested a high profile terrorist along with 11 kilogram explosives. The explosives were packed in a water cooler and its target was probably Juma prayer.