3000 arrested so far in crackdown against anti-social elements.

PESHAWAR -- Capital City Police have arrested 3,000 persons so far during the current calendar year as part of crackdown against anti-social elements, said a press release issued here on Monday.

Those arrested after tip off were accused of possessing illegal weapons and involvement in other anti-social activities. Modern automatic weapons including 296 Kalashnikov rifles, 42 kalakovs, 127 shotguns, 239 rifles, over 4,000 pistols and 150,000 cartridges of different bores had been recovered...