Dozens of Afghans held

Published December 4, 2007

QUETTA, Dec 3: Police arrested dozens of Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from different localities of the provincial capital on Monday might.

According to the police sources, raids were conducted in the localities of Kuchlak, Killi Nasarian, Satellite Town Sariab and Shalkot.

Police sources said that some 85 Afghan nationals were taken in custody as they did not possess documents required for crossing this side of the border.

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