As many as 221 suspicious persons, including 21 illegal Afghan nationals, were arrested during 48 combing operations in different areas of Islamabad.
According to details, 133 motorcycles and 5 vehicles were also checked. During the operation, 4188 persons and 1829 people were thoroughly searched.
548 shops and 93 hotels were also checked during the operation. 646 motorcycles and 1588 vehicles were also checked.
Police arrested many accused and recovered illegal arms from their possession.
Earlier on Saturday, police operations against illegal Afghan nationals continued across the Rawalpindi district, in which 28 people were detained.
Sources said 5,790 illegal Afghan residents have so far been taken into custody and transferred to the holding centre at Dhoke Syedan.
Moreover, 5,673 illegal Afghans have been deported since the deadline for voluntary return expired in August 2025.
According to sources, 28 illegal Afghan nationals were rounded up jointly by police and the Special Branch in the last 48 hours and shifted to the holding centre. At present, 98 Afghan nationals – 67 male, 12 female, and 19 children – are being held in the centre.
As many as 5,790 Afghan nationals, including 3,185 males, 1,116 females, and 1484 children, have been rounded up and shifted to the holding centre since April 2025. Of these, 5,673, including 3,104 males, 1,104 female and 1,465 children, have been deported to Afghanistan.
