Fugitives arrested

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LAHORE: The Punjab police arrested two more fugitives from Dubai and brought them back to Pakistan.

They were involved in heinous criminal cases lodged against them in Lahore and Toba Tek Singh. A spokesperson for the Punjab police said the accused persons identified as Naveed Ahmad and Irfan Ali had fled abroad after committing the crime.

He said the Punjab police had so far arrested 33 POs from various countries, including the US, UK, Gulf countries, South Africa and Greece, since a special crackdown was launched against them on Jan 24.

Published in Dawn, April 21st, 2023

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