Ishtehari

{{short description|Pakistani police term for a person with a criminal record}}

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Ishtehari (Urdu:{{Nastaliq|اشتہاری}} {{langx|en|Proclaimed offender|italics=yes}}) is a Pakistani police term for a person with a criminal record.{{cite web|url=http://www.sargodhapolice.gov.pk/post/291/Dangerous-P.O-(Ishtihari)-Abdul-Ghafoor-alias-Ghafoori-Pathan-killed-in-police-encounter..html |title=Dangerous P.O (Ishtihari) Abdul Ghafoor alias Ghafoori Pathan killed in police encounter |publisher=Sargodha Police |date=2017-03-13 |accessdate=2018-02-16}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sargodhapolice.gov.pk/news-detail.php?id=544 |title=Five more PO\'s (ishtihari) wanted in dacoity and robbery crimes rounded up |publisher=Sargodha Police |date=2017-03-13 |accessdate=2018-02-16}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.multanpolice.gov.pk/pages.php?id=50 |title=Multan Police - Punjab Police, Multan Crime News, Online Complaints, Latest SMS Alerts & Broadcast - All Fugitives Wanted by Multan Police |access-date=2014-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529231710/http://www.multanpolice.gov.pk/pages.php?id=50 |archive-date=2014-05-29 |url-status=dead }} 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.