ISLAMABAD: In view of the involvement of some Afghan nationals in May 9 riots, police and other law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) in Islamabad have rounded up 200 Afghans living in different parts of the federal capital in the last few days in a crackdown ordered by the interior ministry, it was learnt on Thursday.
Sources in the police said that cases against Afghan nationals had been registered under the Foreign Act.
Moreover, they disclosed, audit of all Afghan settlements in the federal capital had begun, and the report would be submitted to the interior ministry.
They explained that the LEAs had even approached the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) in order to know the exact number of Afghanis living in different parts of the country.
