Counter - terrorism police killed at least five people on 30 March and arrested many more in an intensified crackdown following a suicide bombing in Lahore ( Punjab ) on 27 March . A house was bombed in Raiwind , near Lahore , during which the occupants were killed . Almost 80 people were arrested in two other locations in Punjab . Immediately after the attack , in which 72 suspects died , police and security forces arrested 5,221 suspects , releasing 5,005 a day later . There is scepticism over the terrorists ’ tactics , with Saifullah Mehsud , executive director of the FATA terrorism Centre , arguing that : “ They just round up these guys , and after a few days , when the furore breaks down , they release them for lack of evidence . I do n’t see it as any meaningful matter . ”
Counter-terrorism police killed at least five people on 30 March and arrested many more in an intensified crackdown following a suicide bombing in Lahore (Punjab) on 27 March. A house was raided in Raiwind, near Lahore, during which the occupants were killed. Almost 80 people were arrested in two other districts in Punjab. Immediately following the attack, in which 72 people died, police and security forces arrested 5,221 suspects, releasing 5,005 a day later. There is scepticism over the authorities’ tactics, with Saifullah Mehsud, executive director of the FATA Research Centre, arguing that: “They just round up these guys, and after a few days, when the furore dies down, they release them for lack of evidence. I don’t see it as any meaningful action.”