Law Minister Says 100 Pakistanis Joined IS in Syria, Iraq

A state law minister said Monday that around 100 Pakistanis have left the country to join Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq. Rana Sanaullah, Punjab's law minister, also said 42 Pakistanis were arrested in recent days for trying to establish IS sleeper cells. The raids came in four Punjab cities over the weekend and IS literature and weapons were found, he said. "According to our probe and investigation, those who left the country to join the IS are not more than...

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