Army Dog Center in Charsadda

Charsadda is a farming district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beside the Swat and Kabul rivers, with Shabqadar, Tangi and Utmanzai among its towns and the ancient site of Bala Hisar nearby. Sugarcane, tobacco and vegetable fields fill most of the plain.

Situations we are asked about in Charsadda

• A motorcycle or car taken from a bazaar in Shabqadar or Tangi.
• A house entered while the family was at a funeral or wedding.
• A person who walked toward the river and was not seen again.
• Tube-well or farm equipment stolen from a field.

Standing sugarcane hides movement completely for months, which is where scent tracking is most useful. Keep people out of the area and do not wash or repair what the offender touched. Call the police on 15 for serious crimes. Then phone Army Dog Center on 0300-5780720. Tell us the town or village, the nearest road, and when it was discovered.

Charsadda is flat and green, with the Swat and Kabul rivers on either side and fields that run right up to the houses. A thief or a missing person can pass through gardens and crops without ever touching a road. That is why we ask for a clear note of where the last footprint, vehicle or witness was. Please leave doorways, gates and fields as they were, and tell us the town or village, the nearest canal or road, and when you first noticed what had happened.

If the loss was near the river, tell us whether the water has risen or fallen since, and whether the bank is firm enough for anyone to stand on safely.