LAHORE: At least 13 suspects were held in joint intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Punjab on Saturday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

Punjab Rangers and police conducted the first operation in Dera Ghazi Khan, and apprehended seven key facilitators wanted for extortion and other criminal activities in Punjab and Balochistan, the statement said.

In another IBO in Lahore, Rangers, police and intelligence personnel nabbed six suspects, including two unregistered Afghan nationals.

Officials also seized weapons and ammunition from the suspects, it added.

Following the IBOs, DG Pakistan Rangers Punjab Maj. Gen. Azhar Naveed Hayat visited troops and praised their achievements and morale.