Under the leadership of Inspector General of Police Islamabad Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, Islamabad Police recorded historic reductions in crime in 2025, earning recognition from international journals that listed the city among the world’s safest.
Compared to 2024, overall crime fell by 37%, while serious crimes dropped by 69%. The police successfully traced over 20 high-profile cases in less than 24 hours and arrested 23,683 suspects, recovering stolen property worth over Rs2 billion.
Operations against robbery, snatching, and vehicle theft led to the arrest of 1,308 gang members from 578 gangs, recovering 375 cars and 851 motorcycles. In murder cases, 187 suspects were arrested, and over 4,000 wanted and previously recorded criminals were apprehended. Crackdowns against land mafias resulted in 157 cases and 161 arrests, while over 200 suspects involved in firing incidents were also taken into custody.
Under the campaign for a weapon-free Islamabad, 2,308 suspects were arrested for illegal possession of arms, with the recovery of 304 rifles, 92 shotguns, 2,200 pistols, 294 daggers, and 37,491 rounds of ammunition. In anti-narcotics operations under the “Say No to Drugs” campaign, 1,801 drug dealers were arrested, including 29 supplying drugs to educational institutions, and authorities seized 323 kg hashish, 550 kg heroin, 161 kg ice, 10 kg opium, drugs, and 8,427 bottles of alcohol.
Thanks to effective investigation, Islamabad Police secured death sentences for 14 murder convicts and life imprisonment for another 14. To resolve citizen grievances, over 1,270 open courts were held, benefiting more than 100,000 people.
In 2025, 3,973 professional beggars were apprehended, 465+ search operations conducted, and 2,337 law-and-order events were secured, during which 4 officers were martyred and 33 officers honored as Ghazi for protecting citizens.
The city also witnessed the establishment of the Police Response Unit and City Watcher Squad, model police stations under the Special Initiative Police Stations (SIPS), and implementation of SIPS protocols for citizen services. Checkpoints were upgraded with modern screening, body-worn cameras, and e-police posts, and Alternate Dispute Resolution Centers were reactivated to expedite citizen issues.
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