Over 200 held in Punjab operation

LAHORE:  More than 200 suspects  were arrested by security forces in Punjab as they sped up search operations at various cities after a deadly suicide attack killed over 70 people in Allama Iqbal Park in the provincial capital.

According to Geo News Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and intelligence agencies arrested 120 people from Gujranwala, 20 from Faisalabad, and 34 people from Sadiqabad, Khanpur and Liaquatpur.

The campaign against the militants has been launched on the orders of  Army Chief General Raheel Sharif who chaired two high level meetings since the  Lahore attack.