78 Tribesmen Arrested in Crackdown Released
The Pakistani Army released 78 Pakistani and Afghan tribesmen arrested during a recent counterterrorism operation near the Afghan border and extended a deadline for suspected fugitives to surrender.
The men were freed in the northwestern city of Peshawar after investigators declared them innocent, an official said.
In all, 141 of the 163 Pakistani and foreign suspects arrested during the March 16-18 operation in the region have been released. It was Pakistan’s biggest offensive since it joined the U.S.-led war on terrorism in late 2001.
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