QUETTA, July 28: Mass detentions overnight in the city took the number of suspected militants and activists arrested nationwide to over 700 during the past week, police said on Thursday. Police arrested members of the outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan in Quetta. “We have rounded up around 114 people from all over the city,” said Pervez Zahoor, Quetta’s senior superintendent of police. He said hate material including books and computer CDs were also recovered. Quetta, has witnessed some of the worst sectarian violence.—Reuters
