Islamabad : The Islamabad Police have arrested 10,286 individuals involved in various criminal activities during the first five months of 2026, recovering stolen property valued at over Rs633 million.
The expansive crackdown, conducted under the command of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, represents a sustained and impartial effort to curb crime and maintain public order across the federal capital.
As part of the anti-crime initiative, law enforcement personnel dismantled 255 organized criminal rings, leading to the arrest of 588 gang members linked to robberies, armed robberies, and vehicle thefts.
During these specific operations, authorities recovered 93 vehicles and 308 motorcycles worth millions of rupees from the suspects' possession.
Investigative teams also reported breakthroughs in tracking unresolved homicides, successfully tracing six "blind" murder cases and apprehending 11 suspects. Furthermore, the police took 2,121 proclaimed offenders and court absconders into custody, alongside 62 individuals arrested for illegal aerial firing.
In a concurrent push under the "Weapon-Free Islamabad" campaign, security forces arrested 945 suspects for possessing unlicensed arms. The seized cache of weapons included 88 Kalashnikovs and rifles, 19 shotguns, 782 pistols, 85 daggers, and 4,561 rounds of ammunition.
Meanwhile, the department's dedicated anti-narcotics campaign, "Nasha Ab Nahin," led to the arrest of 749 drug dealers. Notably, 88 of these suspects were allegedly involved in supplying illicit substances to local educational institutions. Total contraband seizures during the five-month period exceeded 132 kilograms of hashish, 81 kilograms of heroin, 72 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, and 3,251 bottles of liquor.
Alongside enforcement actions, the capital police conducted 899 search and combing operations to preemptively deter criminal activity.
The department also targeted street-level infractions, detaining more than 2,100 professional beggars. To address public grievances directly and foster community relations, police officials hosted over 750 "Khulli Kachehris" (open public courts) throughout the year, providing direct access to police leadership for a large number of residents.
Commenting on the operational achievements, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Islamabad Muhammad Jawad Tariq emphasized that safeguarding the lives and property of citizens remains the department's core mandate.
He affirmed that the
capital police are deploying all available resources to suppress crime, uphold the rule of law, and ensure a secure environment, promising that strict, unbiased actions against criminal elements will continue unabated.
