Pakistani law enforcement agencies today launched a massive crackdown in neighbourhoods of Lahore and took over 400 people into custody. Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Chaudhry Shafiq Ahmed told PTI officials said raids are being carried out on the basis of specific and general information about terror suspect in areas like Shafiqabad, Ravi Road, Shahdara, China Scheme, Manzoor Park and Amanat Park. He said so far the police have taken a large number of Afghans and Pathan suspects into custody. Though he did not give the exact number of people detained, other officials said over 400 suspects had been rounded up.<br/><br/>Police in other Pakistani cities, including Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Islamabad, have initiated similar crackdowns over the past few days .The crackdown was launched after a wave of suicide attacks blamed on the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.<br/>
News On AIR | October 21, 2009 1:30 PM
400 terror suspects arrested in Lahore