Lahore:The Punjab Police teams, in a special campaign, launched in January 2024, recovered huge quantities of illegal weapons.
The recovered weapons include: 1,022 Kalashnikovs, 27,634 pistols, 2,124 guns, 1,952 rifles, 441 revolvers and more than 179,000 bullets and cartridges were recovered from the possession of the accused throughout the province. In the provincial capital, 100 Kalashnikovs, 5813 pistols, 422 rifles, 224 guns, 41 revolvers and more than 34,000 bullets were recovered from the accused.
IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar directed that strict legal action against the accused involved in firing into the air and display of weapons on social media.