ISLAMABAD: The capital police arrested 36 suspects during a search operation in Shehzad Town situated on the outskirts of Islamabad on Saturday, DawnNews reported.

Police carried out raids in Shehzad Town and arrested 36 suspects. Moreover, 100 bottles of alcohol, three pistols and 10 bullets were recovered from the suspects’ possession.

Furthermore, the capital police also impounded 26 motor bikes without proper documentation.

Islamabad is the political 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, the Parliament 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 remains the most well-known.

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