The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed 68 percent reduction in terror attacks since the Army Public School (APS) attack on December 16, 2014 in which 144 people, mostly school children, were killed. According to NAP implementation report, law enforcement agencies have carried out over 25,000 operations under NAP in the province during these two years.
During these operations, more than 100,000 suspects were taken into custody. Ten criminals were executed for involvement in terrorism, 45 terrorists were sentenced to prison while 798 terrorists were arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department, the report further stated. The report further stated that 1,471 kg of explosive material and 12 suicide jackets were seized in operations during the period. Action was taken against 2,178 fake ID card makers and cases were filed against 950 suspects for fake ID verification. Additionally, 17,972 foreigners residing illegally in Pakistan were deported, the report said.
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