Karachi Police Arrests 40 Foreign Suspects
October 31, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
KARACHI: At least 40 more suspected foreigners including 31 Afghans have been arrested during a raid in the Orangi town area of Karachi, DawnNews reported. Sources say no weapons have been recovered in the raids and the suspects will be charged under the Foreigners Act for not producing valid documents pertaining to their stay in Pakistan. The suspects deny any militant links and further investigations are underway
KARACHI: At least 40 more suspected foreigners including 31 Afghans have been arrested during a raid in the Orangi town area of Karachi, DawnNews reported.
Sources say no weapons have been recovered in the raids and the suspects will be charged under the Foreigners Act for not producing valid documents pertaining to their stay in Pakistan.
The suspects deny any militant links and further investigations are underway.
The number of arrests in Karachi since Thursday has risen to 108.
Earlier, 62 foreigners were arrested from various seminaries in the city during police raids.
Senior police officials have told DawnNews that so far a total of 59 Afghan nationals and 3 Tajik nationals have been arrested from various areas of the metropolis.
