Hazara Police recovered more than 100 kilograms of hashish during a special 15-day crackdown across all districts of Hazara Division.[1] Officers seized more than two and a half maunds of charas, equivalent to over 100 kilograms, and arrested members of drug-trafficking groups.[2] The campaign was ordered by Regional Police Officer Hazara Jahanzaib Nazir Khan and targeted drug-trafficking networks alongside illegal weapons and vehicle-theft gangs.[1]

Police recovered dozens of illegal Kalashnikovs, rifles and shotguns and thousands of rounds of ammunition during search and strike operations.[1] Officers traced and arrested several vehicle and motorcycle theft gangs and recovered dozens of stolen vehicles and motorcycles for return to their owners.[1] Police seized illegally transported timber in separate operations and handed it to the Forest Department after legal action against the smugglers.[1] Hundreds of proclaimed offenders and court absconders in murder, attempted murder and other cases were arrested during the drive.[2]

Jahanzaib Nazir Khan said all available resources were being used to maintain law and order and eliminate crime across Hazara Division.[1] He said action against drug dealers would be intensified and protecting young people from drugs remained a top priority.[1]