NAROWAL: The Sialkot police have registered a case against 29 named suspects and 35 unidentified individuals for opening fire on a raiding party, assaulting police personnel and damaging government vehicles.

The first information report includes charges of terrorism and other offences under the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).

According to the complaint lodged by Sabz Pir Station House Officer Waqas Ali, police received information that a proclaimed offender, Muhammad Asim alias Channa, a resident of village Terha in Zafarwal tehsil of Narowal district, was present at a hotel in Bajra Garhi, where he was having tea with Ghulam Rasool, Alamdar Hussain and Shakeel Haider.

The SHO stated that a police team raided the hotel to arrest Asim, who was wanted in a case registered under Section 392 of the PPC. The team managed to take him into custody, but his accomplices resisted the arrest and called additional accomplices to the scene.

According to the FIR, the suspects assaulted police personnel, tore their uniforms and opened direct fire on the raiding party. One of the bullets struck constable Kamran Arshad, but he remained unharmed as it hit his bulletproof vest.

The suspects and their accomplices allegedly overpowered the police team and forcibly freed Asim from custody.

They also attacked government vehicles with sticks and iron rods, smashing their windows, the complaint stated.

On the SHO’s complaint, Sabz Pir police registered a case against 29 named suspects, including Muhammad Asim, Ghulam Rasool, Alamdar, Shakeel Haider, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Hanif, Zeeshan Ali, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Ilyas, Muhammad Mushtaq and Ali Hamza, besides 35 unidentified individuals.

The suspects have been booked under Sections 324, 225, 216, 440, 186, 353, 148 and 149 of the PPC and Section 7 of the ATA.

Meanwhile, Sialkot District Police Officer (DPO) retired Capt Dost Muhammad constituted special teams to arrest the suspects.

Published in Dawn, November 4th, 2026