Rawalpindi
\nThe district police failed to submit complete challans in a majority of criminal cases registered across Rawalpindi during 2026, raising serious concerns over investigation delays and access to timely justice.
\nAccording to official data, a total of 43,616 cases were registered in 31 police stations across the district during the year. Out of these, police managed to submit complete challans in only 16,599 cases. Meanwhile, 6,489 cases remained pending without complete challans, while 5,325 cases could not be traced at all. Additionally, challans in 4,837 cases were cancelled.
\nDue to alleged inefficiency and lack of interest on part of the police, a total of 21,414 cases\u2014including pending challans from previous periods\u2014were not presented in courts.
\nAs a result, undertrial prisoners continued to suffer prolonged detention in jails, while accused released on bail were forced to repeatedly appear before courts without progress in their cases.
\nThe delay also adversely affected timely delivery of justice.
\nAmong police stations, Saddar Abad registered the highest number of cases (3,317) but submitted complete challans in only 997 cases, ranking first in slow performance. New Town police station, which stood second with 3,239 registered cases, submitted 856 complete challans, while Chaklala police station, third with 2,711 cases, submitted only 566 complete challans.
\nThe only women police station in the district registered 10 cases during the year but submitted complete challans in just four cases.
\nIn Rawal Division, City Police Station submitted 663 complete challans out of 1,240 registered cases, while Ganjmandi submitted 413 out of 690 cases. Ratta Amral completed challans in 274 out of 856 cases, Pirwadhai in 643 out of 1,283, Waris Khan in 880 out of 1,905, and Banni in 686 out of 1,432 cases.
\nIn Potohar Division, Civil Lines police station submitted 509 complete challans out of 1,916 cases, Chaklala 566 out of 2,711, Morgah 351 out of 868, Cantt 802 out of 1,837, Westridge 545 out of 1,067, RA Bazaar 719 out of 1,233, Race Course 666 out of 1,247, and Naseerabad 777 out of 2,192 cases. Airport police station submitted complete challans in only 55 out of 198 cases.
\nIn the rural areas, Taxila police station submitted 1,144 complete challans out of 2,368 cases, Wah Cantt 314 out of 1,038, Saddar Wah 931 out of 1,769, Saddar Baironi 471 out of 1,577, Rawat 448 out of 2,201, Chontra 139 out of 485, Chakri 193 out of 354, Dhamial 422 out of 1,820, Gujar Khan 679 out of 1,484, Mandrah 321 out of 616, Jatli 332 out of 686, Kallar Syedan 472 out of 1,059, and Kahuta police station submitted 327 complete challans out of 918 registered cases.
\nOverall, during the year, police failed to trace 5,325 cases across the district, highlighting serious shortcomings in investigation and case management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rawalpindi The district police failed to submit complete challans in a majority of criminal cases registered across Rawalpindi during 2026, raising serious concerns over investigation delays and access to timely justice. According to official data, a total of 43,616 cases were registered in 31 police stations across the district during the year. Out of these, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-525220","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n