Army Dog Center in Khushab

Khushab lies on the Jhelum river at the northern edge of the Thal, with the Salt Range and the scenic Soon Valley, Uchhali and Khabeki lakes to the north. Noorpur Thal, Quaidabad and Mitha Tiwana are also in the district, and the land moves from green river plain to sand and rocky hills.

Situations we are asked about in Khushab

• Vehicles or goods taken from the main road toward Sargodha or Mianwali.
• A visitor or local who went toward the lakes or hills and is missing.
• Livestock taken from a Thal village across the sand ridges.
• Theft from houses in Khushab city or Quaidabad.

Hills, lakes and sand give a missing person many places to be, and a search party can spend hours covering only a little ground. A trained dog follows scent where there is nothing to see. In the Salt Range the rock holds little, and on the sand the wind quickly erases any marks, so we encourage people to call early, rather than after searching on their own for a long time.

Keep the area clear and report serious crimes to the police on 15. Then call 0300-5780720, which is answered day and night. Tell us the town, village or lakeside you are near and the time of the incident.

Tell us whether you are close to the lakes, the Salt Range or the Thal side, because each requires different advice. If someone is missing near water, note their last known position and clothing. Please do not let well-meaning searchers cross the same ground repeatedly, since it mixes many scents together.