October 23, 2026 — Chitral (Chitral Express): Acting under special directives from Malakand Regional Police Officer (RPO) Zahid Nawaz and instructions from Lower Chitral District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Khalid Khan (PSP), police operations targeting people involved in the drug trade are continuing across the district without discrimination. In separate operations, police recovered large quantities of hashish and ice and arrested three suspects.
In the first operation, Assistant Sub-Inspector Feroz Khan and his team were on patrol under the leadership of Chitral Circle Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ahmad Isa and City Chitral Police Station House Officer (SHO), Sub-Inspector Bulbul Hasan. They arrested Muhammad Saleem, a resident of Gahtak Danin. A search recovered 612 grams of hashish from his possession.
The second operation took place within the jurisdiction of Koghuzi Police Station. Under the supervision of Chitral Circle SDPO Ahmad Isa, Koghuzi SHO Sub-Inspector Abdullah and his team arrested Israruddin, a resident of Kajo Bala. They recovered 53 grams of ice from his possession.
The third operation was conducted in the Bamburet and Ayun circle. Under the supervision of Bamburet Circle SDPO Hassanullah and Ayun SHO Sub-Inspector Kifayatullah, Assistant Sub-Inspector Nisar Ahmad and a police team arrested Kaleemullah, a resident of Keeso, Drosh, during a mobile patrol. They recovered 58 grams of ice from his possession.
Separate cases were registered against all three suspects at the relevant police stations—City Chitral, Koghuzi and Ayun—and further investigations have begun.
Lower Chitral DPO Muhammad Khalid Khan (PSP) expressed satisfaction with the police teams’ successful operations. He made clear that an indiscriminate crackdown would continue throughout the district to protect the younger generation from the scourge of drugs, and that the commitment to “Drug-Free Lower Chitral” would be carried out at all costs.
Source: Original Urdu report on Chitral Express.
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