Due to the facility of hurdle-free registration of criminal cases in Punjab, in the last eleven months, 1,044,763 cases have been registered across the province, among them, 106,674 cases were dismissed, 1,557,970 accused were nominated, 276,268 accused were found innocent, 666,969 accused were arrested, 22,816 were convicted and 13,015 were acquitted. According to Punjab Police […]
Traffic police imposes Rs 202m fine over 794,000 illegal number plates
Violations of traffic laws in Punjab, including Lahore, more than 794,000 illegal number plates were seized. In the first 10 months of this year, fines of more than Rs 202 million were imposed on illegal number plates. The police also carried out a major crackdown against tinted windows, with more than 202,000 challans issued and […]
12 RAW-affiliated terrorists arrested, explosives recovered
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has arrested 12 terrorists linked with India’s intelligence agency RAW during intelligence-based operations conducted in Lahore, Faisalabad, and Bahawalpur. From their possessions, a large quantity of explosive materials and weapons were also recovered. According to a CTD spokesperson, the arrested terrorists were planning attacks on sensitive installations and places […]
DIG claims cut in Lahore crime rate
Due to the patrolling of the Operations Police and continuous successful operations against criminals in Lahore, serious crimes have started to decrease. There has been a significant decrease in the incidents of robbery, murder, kidnapping for ransom, murder, attempted murder, motorcycle snatching, and car snatching. In the first 11 months of this year, 11,920 incidents […]
Police collect record Rs 131.9 million fine in single day
Punjab Traffic Police has created a new history of collecting the highest number of fines imposed on traffic violations in a single day. According to statistics from the Punjab Traffic Police, on the very first day of the implementation of the new fine rates, the traffic police issued challans worth Rs 131.9 million. 40,636 challans […]
CTD launches high-tech Mobile Command Unit in Punjab
Punjab’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has rolled out a state-of-the-art Command and Control Mobile Unit, designed to give security operations a new technological edge in the fight against terrorism. According to details, the specialised vehicle functions as a “Mobile Operations Headquarters” and is deployed at major events including the Raiwind Ijtmah, the annual Urs at […]
Traffic rules violators to face the music
A crackdown has been tightened against criminals and traffic violators in Lahore city. Citizens are warned to be careful when violating traffic rules. Now, every camera will issue a challan. After the success of the pilot project in Lahore, the system will be upgraded in other major cities of Punjab. Captain (retd) Mustansar Feroze, a […]
Punjab Police register around 1m cases since January
Due to the ease in registration of cases, the number of registered cases has reached close to one million. In the first ten and a half months of the present year, 995,047 cases of various crimes were registered across the province. Investigation of 83,721 cases of serious crimes across Punjab, including Lahore, has been transferred […]
Hacker attacks PFSA; 900 GB data infringed
Cyberattack on the Punjab Forensic Science Agency was revealed; a hacker group named BEAST claims to have hacked 900 GB of data of the agency, and details of the PFSA data breach were also released on a foreign website. The hacker who hacked the Punjab Forensic Science Agency system has claimed that the forensic agency’s […]
In Punjab, driving licences will now be issued only on merit
Protocol culture has been completely abolished; licences will be issued only on merit; no one’s recommendation will be accepted, stated DIG Traffic Punjab while talking to media. Following the instructions of DIG Traffic Punjab Waqas Nazir, Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) was also stopped from issuing licences for heavy transport and light transport. Punjab Highway Patrol […]