More than 1,000 suspects have been arrested in recent search operations from the suburbs of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told media representatives on Thursday, a private TV reported. The arrested suspects include around 100 militants, Hussain told reporters. The minister said the militants wanted to establish their bases around Peshawar but due to the prompt action against them their plans were thwarted. He further said the authorities were determined to eradicate militancy from the region.