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97 held in Karachi during police crackdown

Islamabad : Pakistan police have arrested 97 suspected criminals, some of them accused of murder, kidnapping and robberies, and terrorists in the port city of Karachi since Wednesday, an official statement said Thursday.The arrests were

IANS IANS Updated on: November 01, 2013 11:16 IST
97 held in karachi during police crackdown
97 held in karachi during police crackdown

Islamabad : Pakistan police have arrested 97 suspected criminals, some of them accused of murder, kidnapping and robberies, and terrorists in the port city of Karachi since Wednesday, an official statement said Thursday.






The arrests were made as police conducted 73 separate raids in different areas of the city for the suspects, Xinhua reported.

Police had to face resistance at a number of places when alleged criminals opened fire at the police during the raid but no one was injured, it said.

Police also recovered 26 weapons of different calibers from the arrested people.
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