PESHAWAR, March 12: Police found a huge quantity of automatic weapons and narcotics during a crackdown on proclaimed offenders and drug-peddlers.

Police sources said on Sunday that they had nabbed 15 proclaimed offenders in raids conducted in various areas, in the jurisdictions of Faqirabad, Peshtakhara and Daudzai police stations.

They said that one Kalashnikov, two rifles, a gun, 10 pistols and were recovered from the possession of the criminals besides huge quantity of cartridges from their possession.

Police have also seized 13 kg chars and four bottles of liquor in the jurisdiction of Gulbahar police station.

The city police chief has commended officers and jawans by issuing certificates and announcing prizes for them.— APP

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....