ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police arrested 39 suspects during a search operation in different areas of the city and also recovered weapons and drugs from their possession, DawnNews reported on Wednesday.
According to police, three pistols and three kilograms of drug were recovered adding that the suspects are being investigated.
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and a number of search operations have been carried out in the city in the recent past.
The city houses the Presidency and the Supreme Court and authorities in the past have also claimed to have foiled attacks on the Parliament which lies adjacent to Aiwan-i-Sadr.
Islamabad has also witnessed terrorist attacks in the past, among which the bombing targeting the Marriott Hotel was the most well-known.
