How to Check Criminal Record in Pakistan 2024

Nowadays every department is shifting its record to online mode. Punjab police also launched an application. That application is available in the play store and named as Pachan application. Now Pakistani can easily check the records of any criminal by using this application. Sometimes you want to hire someone for your business or house. You can check his/her record by using this application. This application is developed for the easiness and welfare of the public. 

How to check criminal record?

This application is launched by Punjab Police and Punjab Safe Cities Authority. Now you can check the criminal record of anyone from your mobile phone. You can check records without visiting the police station. 

This application was launched in 2021. This application was launched in the era of CCPO Lahore Zulfiqar Hameed. The launching ceremony was held at the CCPO office. Different officers of the Punjab Police attended the launching ceremony of this application.

The main purpose of this application is to check the criminal record of someone. This application helps in the following processes.

• Verification of employees
• Matters of marriages
• Matters of businesses

This is a good initiative by Punjab Police and Punjab Safe Cities Authority. Someone can easily access the criminal record by accessing this application. We can also check whether the person has FIR or not. But CNIC is compulsory for checking the criminal record of someone. 

If someone has FIR or any other guilty then his record will be displayed on the screen. Otherwise, no criminal record message will be displayed on the screen.

The result provided by this application is only Lahore based. 

Checking of a criminal record by CNIC:

Checking someone’s criminal record in Pakistan is not as simple as it sounds. There is no central database that contains all the criminal records in the country. Instead, each province has its own system for keeping track of criminals. This means that if you want to check someone’s criminal record, you will need to know which province they are from. 

Once you have this information, you can try searching the provincial government website or contacting the local police department. However, Keep in mind that it may be difficult to get accurate information this way. The best way to check someone’s criminal record in Pakistan is to hire a private investigator. A professional investigator will have access to resources that you may not be able to find on your own. They can also use their experience and knowledge to find out information that you might not be able to get on your own. If you need to check someone’s criminal record in Pakistan, hiring a private investigator is the best way to go.

• First of all, you need to download the Pachan application from the play store. The Pachan application is available on the google play store and iOS play store. 
• Then create an account on this application creating an account is simple and you don’t need to pay a single penny for the registration process.
• You just need to provide your CNIC and mobile phone numbers for the registration process.
• After entering your CNIC and mobile number you will receive a verification code on your mobile number and then enter in the given space.
• Then your account will be verified.
• Now you can easily check your criminal record by using the Pachan application.
• Now open the Pachan application and write a CNIC number in the given space.
• Then write the number in the given captcha. 
• Then click on the search button.
• A complete criminal record will be displayed on the screen.
• If someone has a criminal record in past then his complete details will be displayed on the screen. 
• If someone has not any criminal record then you will see a message on the screen ” no criminal record”.

How  to download Pachan Application:

The Pachan application is available on the google play store and iOS play store. 

Here is the link to the android application. 

Click on the look of the Pachan application.

You will be redirected to the play store and you will be able to download the Pachan application.

Advantages of Pachan Application:

• We can easily check the records of employees before hiring.
• It helps us in our safety.
• Company and factory owners can get benefit from this application because they can check the criminal records of employees.
• The HR department also gets benefits from this application.
• This application is also used for identification purposes.
• This application is simple to use.
• We can also check the criminal record of someone before doing a partnership in business with someone.

Disadvantages of Pachan Application:

• A version of the Pachan application is limited. 
• Only citizens of Lahore can get benefit from this application.
• This application is not available for other provinces. 

(FAQ) Frequently Asked Questions:

Conclusion:

In this informative article, I discussed how to check the criminal record of someone by using the Pachan application. I discussed this topic in simple language. If you feel any difficulty while using and downloading this application then ask questions in the comment box.