Police arrest Peshawar university teacher for drugs, arms possession

Published
5

An assistant professor at a university in Peshawar was arrested on Tuesday and sent to jail on judicial remand after police recovered drugs and weapons from his vehicle, police sources said.

Bashir was arrested after drugs, pistols were recovered from his car. ─ Photo by author.
Bashir was arrested after drugs, pistols were recovered from his car. ─ Photo by author.

Police said they had asked Bashir, a professor at Islamia College Peshawar, to pull over at a checkpost in Regi Model Town.

After searching his vehicle, they recovered 20 grams of 'ice' and another 150g of hash.

Two pistols and magazines were also recovered from Bashir's car, police added.

Bashir was detained at Regi Model Town police station and a First Information Report was registered against him.

Police said investigations are underway to determine what the professor intended to do with the drugs and whether or not the pistols recovered were licensed.

Opinion

Editorial

Swat bombing
Updated 04 Aug, 2026

Swat bombing

IT is a bitter irony that terrorists struck a protest against violence in Swat on Sunday, causing at least 17...
Tariff blow
04 Aug, 2026

Tariff blow

FOR an export sector already squeezed by high production costs, the additional 10pc tariff on top of the existing...
Perilous peaks
04 Aug, 2026

Perilous peaks

THE deaths of 10 climbers in an avalanche on Broad Peak is a sad reminder of the perils that many mountaineers face...
Farewell to arms?
Updated 03 Aug, 2026

Farewell to arms?

PALESTINIAN resistance group Hamas recently made a major concession by agreeing to give up its weapons. It should be...
Unplanned future
03 Aug, 2026

Unplanned future

A PROJECTION that Pakistan’s population could reach 400m by 2040 should not be treated as another dramatic number...
No more torture
03 Aug, 2026

No more torture

EVEN the best laws on the books are worth little unless the state shows the willingness to enforce them. This is...