Ishtehari (Urdu:اشتہاری English: Proclaimed offender) is a Pakistani police term for a person with a criminal record.[1][2][3] They are demanded by the police in offences such as murder, dacoity, robbery, and rape and all other offenses. When the accused person does not come before the court, the police get a proclaimed Offender Order from a magistrate.
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edit- ^ "Dangerous P.O (Ishtihari) Abdul Ghafoor alias Ghafoori Pathan killed in police encounter". Sargodha Police. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Five more PO\'s (ishtihari) wanted in dacoity and robbery crimes rounded up". Sargodha Police. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Multan Police - Punjab Police, Multan Crime News, Online Complaints, Latest SMS Alerts & Broadcast - All Fugitives Wanted by Multan Police". Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.