Tarkhanwala police arrested two men, Aslam and Gulzar, during raids on Sunday 1 November 2026 and recovered 1.8 kilograms of hashish from them.[1] Hashish is cannabis resin.[1] A police spokesperson said the raids took place in different localities in the area, and the pair were detained as suspected drug pushers.[1] The hashish was recovered from the custody of the arrested men during the operation, the spokesperson said.[1] Police said further investigation was under way.[1]

The arrests were made in Tarkhanwala, a police station area in Sargodha district in Pakistan’s Punjab province.[1] Javed Kalyar holds the rank of station house officer, the officer in charge of a police station, and he led the teams that made the arrests.[1] More than one police team took part in the raids, which covered different localities in the area.[1]