Rawalpindi police have arrested 76 Afghan nationals living illegally in the city during extensive search operations launched after the recent suicide attack outside the judicial complex in Islamabad. The crackdown comes amid tighter enforcement of the National Action Plan.

According to police, the operations were carried out on the instructions of City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Khalid Hamdani across multiple neighbourhoods in Rawalpindi.

During the searches, police inspected 1,375 houses, 412 shops and 28 hotels, and verified the identification documents of more than 1,709 individuals. The detainees included Afghan nationals found residing in Pakistan without legal documentation.

Police teams also checked four scrap yards, three bus and truck stands, and several locations to verify tena

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