SWABI: Due to effective policing and counterterrorism measures incidents of terrorism in the district have come down significantly in the last six months, claimed district police officer Mohammad Sohaib Ashraf on Friday.

Talking to reporters here, he said during the period the law enforcement agencies conducted 180 search and strike operations in which total 9,900 suspects, including Afghans, were arrested; 354 different kinds of firearms recovered; and 76 kilogrammes of explosives seized.

In addition, he said in the sniffer dog checking 2,160 suspects were arrested. The facilitators of militant were equally targeted, he added.

Mr Ashraf said several operations were conducted in the militancy-hit area of Malikabad in the mountainous region of Gadoon Amazai, adding the Maini region had also been cleared of anti-state elements.

Published in Dawn, May 06th, 2017