Tag: arrests

Battlefield sights as police hold crackdown against dengue workers

--Dozens injured, arrested in use of force against protesters on Cooper Road --Tear gas, water cannons used to disperse protesters aiming to besiege PA building   LAHORE: Provincial...

Lahore police scuttle protest against Karachi abductions

--Police briefly arrest at least 35 activists who had gathered outside press club to hold a demonstration against the abductions in Karachi   LAHORE: Lahore police on...

NAB arrests four accused of Saaf Pani Company scam

LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore has arrested four accused involved in Saaf Pani Company corruption scam. According to NAB sources, accused Dr. Zahirud Din,...

NAB arrests Zardari’s close-aide Nisar Morai in mega corruption scam

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Karachi Tuesday arrested eight accused and nominated in Reference No 2/2018 filed in the accountability court at Karachi. The accused persons have...

Long arm of the law too short for Khadim Rizvi

--Punjab govt spokesman says authorities facing 'difficulty' in arresting fiery cleric --Says Law Minister Sanaullah is holding dialogue with TLP leadership for peaceful end to sit-in protest --Punjab CM...

PTM holds protest rally resenting workers’ arrests

LAHORE: At least a hundred people including supporters of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), activists and civil society members on Monday held a protest rally...

Police apprehend seven in Shahrah-e-Faisal aerial firing incident

KARACHI: Police on Sunday took seven people into custody in Karachi in connection with the viral video of a young man firing into the...

18 encounters, 25 arrests during 48 hrs in Uttar Pradesh

MUZAFFARNAGAR: The Uttar Pradesh Police have carried out at least 18 encounters in the last 48 hours, arresting 25 people on its wanted-list and...

FIA arrests human trafficker, five others

GUJRAT: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday arrested a human trafficker as well as five people who were set to leave for Quetta from...

23 held with arms, drugs, looted valuables in Hafizabad

HAFIZABAD: The police on Thursday arrested 23 outlaws, recovered arms, drugs, over a million rupees cash and other looted valuables during separate actions. According to details,...

FBI arrests Ex-CIA officer for keeping classified information

WASHINGTON: A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer was arrested at a US airport on Monday night in connection with charges that he illegally...

Police arrests 21 proclaimed offenders

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have arrested 21 outlaws including eight proclaimed offenders and recovered arms, drugs and looted valuables during separate actions in the capital...

Police arrests two Chinese nationals in ATM skimming fraud

KARACHI: According to reports, police arrested two Chinese nationals allegedly involved in an ATM skimming fraud in Karachi on Wednesday. The arrested foreigners were seen...

FIA arrests two over fake passports at Lahore Airport

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested two people travelling on fake passports at Lahore International Airport on Tuesday. FIA sources said that the detainees Sohail Ahmad and Waqar...

FIA arrests man impersonating as Rabbani’s personal secy

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Authority (FIA), on Wednesday, arrested an individual impersonating as the personal secretary of Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on social media. The...

Two alleged extortionists among 14 apprehended

KARACHI: Karachi police claimed to have apprehended 14 criminals, including two extortionists during targeted operations in the metropolis in the wee hours of Saturday. According...

LDA deputy director arrested by NAB: report

LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore has arrested a Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Deputy Director for his alleged involvement in fabricating bogus plots and...