Thursday, August 11, 2011

Over 3,000 terrorists held in Pak over the past three years-Aug 11, 2011

Over 3,000 terrorists held in Pak

PTI | Aug 11, 2011, 08.08PM IST

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani law enforcement agencies arrested 3,143 terrorists over the past three years, with a majority of the arrests being made in the restive northern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

A total of 4,240 weapons were seized from the arrested terrorists, including rocket launchers, missiles, suicide jackets, bombs, grenades, mines and anti-aircraft guns.

Of the total arrests, 2,101 terrorists were detained in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 231 in Punjab, 145 in Sindh, 343 in Balochistan, 130 in Islamabad, 106 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 80 in the tribal belt and five in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, an official said.


A total of 505 people were killed and 1,720 injured in terrorist attacks in Punjab during the past two years, the official said.

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