The Peshawar police have registered 578 cases of murder and attempted murder during the last eight months of the current year. According to a report issued by police department, of these cases, 371 were murder cases, while 207 were attempted murder cases. The police have arrested 555 accused in murder cases and 1005 suspects in attempted murder cases. The district police have also arrested 5269 accused and suspects in various crackdowns against aerial firing, display of weapons, drug smuggling and selling, and other crimes.

The police have recovered 456 AK-47 guns, 45 Kalashnikovs, 543 rifles, 283 shotguns and 5815 pistols from the possession of the arrested accused.Similarly, 26 hand grenades, Rs 214000 cash and various other weapons were recovered from the arrested accused. The police said that they are committed to taking action against all types of crime and will not spare anyone involved in criminal activities.

 
Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)