Supplier jailed 14 years in Rawalpindi over 5.36 kg of hashish
A Rawalpindi court sentenced Zulfiqar to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs400,000 fine for supplying 5.360 kilograms of hashish. Chauntra Police arrested him in May 2025, and the prosecution relied on forensic evidence and witness testimony in the case under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act.
A local court in Rawalpindi sentenced a drug supplier to 14 years of rigorous
imprisonment and fined him Rs400,000.[1]The convicted man, identified by
police as Zulfiqar, was arrested by Chauntra Police in May 2025.[1]Officers
recovered 5.360 kilograms of hashish from him.[1]
After the investigation, police filed the charge sheet and the prosecution
presented forensic evidence and witness testimony.[1]The conviction was
secured under sections of the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, the law
Pakistan uses to prosecute drug offences.[1]
Rawalpindi Police said enforcement operations would continue across the district
to break up drug supply chains and protect young people from narcotics abuse.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Charged
1
Cannabis
5.36 kg
Prison
14 years rigorous imprisonment
Fine
PKR 400,000
Agencies
Chauntra Police; Rawalpindi Police
Agency type
Police, Court, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Hashish (5.36 kg)
Activity
Sale
Setting
Prison
Charge
offences under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act
Case stage
Sentenced
Sentence
Prison, Fine
Force
No force reported
Region
Punjab
Sources
UrduPointurdupoint.comRawalpindi Court Sentences Zulfiqar To 14 Years For Supplying 5.36kg Hashish
Open questions the AI reported
The article gives no separate date for the sentencing; 5 November 2026 is its publication date and the dateline day, and is used as the incident date.
The exact date of the May 2025 arrest is not given.
Rawalpindi district has a Chauntra locality, and the article does not state where the hashish was recovered from the convict.
The court is not named beyond a local court, and no judge is identified.
The Control of Narcotic Substances Act sections applied, whether the fine has been paid and whether an appeal was filed are not reported.
The only account opened was the UrduPoint page carrying the Associated Press of Pakistan report; no separate outlet or agency statement could be found to corroborate it.
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