ISLAMABAD, July 30, 2026: The National Highways and Motorway Police foiled an attempt to smuggle a large cache of weapons on the M-5 Motorway near Rohri and arrested two suspects, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
According to the Motorway Police spokesperson, a suspicious car was signalled to stop for over-speeding, but the occupants ignored clear stop signals at three different points and attempted to flee.<\/p>\n
The Motorway Police pursued the vehicle in a professional manner and intercepted it near Rohri. During the search, officials recovered 14 SMG rifles, one shotgun, 19 thirty-bore pistols, four 9mm pistols, more than 18,000 rounds of different calibres, 46 extra SMG magazines, 43 extra pistol magazines, four telescopes and five mobile phones from the vehicle.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson said the suspects were transporting the arms consignment from Peshawar to interior Sindh.<\/p>\n
The arrested men were identified as Ubaidullah and Abdullah, belonging to Peshawar and Kohat, respectively.<\/p>\n
The suspects, along with the recovered weapons and ammunition, were handed over to the relevant district police for further legal proceedings, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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