Army Dog Center Turbat

Army Dog Center in Turbat

Turbat is the main town of Kech in the Makran region of Balochistan, set among date groves along the Kech river, with roads to Gwadar, Panjgur and Hoshab. Summers are very hot, and the surrounding land is dry mountains and gravel plains.

Situations we are asked about in Turbat

• Dates or equipment taken from a grove during harvest.
• Vehicles taken from the road toward Gwadar or Hoshab.
• A person missing between villages along the river.
• A shop or house entered in the town at night.

Heat dries the ground quickly, and dry riverbeds give many routes. Groves provide shade and many small tracks. A dog follows scent along riverbeds and through groves where people cannot track a person by sight.

Tell us the village, the road, and the time. Keep the spot closed. Report serious crimes to the police on 15, then call Army Dog Center on 0300-5780720, at any hour.

In Turbat, many calls come from families in date-grove villages along the Kech river. If a person is missing, tell us the name of the village and grove, the last time and place seen, and which way they were heading. If dates or equipment were taken, tell us who worked there, which gate or track was used and whether any vehicle was seen at night. Keep family members from walking the riverbed in numbers.

If the loss happened in a grove, tell us the name of the family who owns it and whether any guard sleeps there. Note whether irrigation water was running that night, since a wet channel carries scent differently from a dry one, and tell us the time the water was last changed.