1,300 suspected militants arrested in Pakistan sweep

Around 1,300 suspected militants have been arrested in a sweep of hideouts in Pakistan's largest province of Punjab, police said.

1,300 suspected militants arrested in Pakistan sweep

Around 1,300 suspected militants have been arrested in a sweep of hideouts in Pakistan's largest province of Punjab, police said.

The roughly two-week operation comes despite the provincial law minister's defence of some groups designated as terrorist organisations and banned by Pakistan but resurrected under new names.

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