, Feb. 10 -- Joint forces arrested 343 people under 'Operation Devil Hunt' across the country on the second day of the operation.

It brings the total arrested on the first two days of the operation till Monday afternoon to 1651, said sources at the police headquarters.

Of them, 1178 were arrested in connection with different cases against them, it said.

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During the second day's operations, the joint forces also recovered arms and ammunition including one pistol, two magazines, 11 rounds of bullets, six cartridges, three knives, three swords, an axe, ten cocktails, one stick, four iron rods and four sharp weapons.

Earlier, the joint forces arrested 1,308 people on the f...