KARACHI (AFP) — Pakistani authorities have arrested around 100 persons on charges of betting forward World Cup football matches.

KARACHI (AFP) — Pakistani authorities have arrested around 100 persons on charges of betting forward World Cup football matches, a crime in this conservative Islamic republic.

In their first crackdown since the tournament kicked against in Germany last month, law enforcement agencies raided an subterraneous bookmakers in the southern city of Karachi.

"We got information that near people were involved in betting upon football World Cup matches likewise we raided the building in a main shopping area and arrested about 100 people," Citizens-Police Liaison Committee chief Sharfuddin Memon told AFP Monday.

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