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QUETTA: As many as 31 suspects were arrested including, Afghan nationals, by the Frontier Corps and police personnel in a search operation conducted under Operation Raddul Fasaad in the wee hours of Friday.

According to an Inter Services Public Relations statement, search operations were conducted in Kuchlak, Kachi Shahwani, Saryab, Hazarganji, Nawankali and Faizabad areas.

The statement added that the search operations were conducted in view of the threat alerts regarding the August 14 celebratory events across the province.

SMGs, pistols and undocumented vehicles were recovered from the suspects, said the statement.