Exhumation is a procedure conducted by authorities in which a body or its remains are retrieved from the ground or wherever they were buried either lawfully or in an illegal manner. Exhumation is considered a legal procedure which is carried out when foul play is suspected after death and it is necessary to find out the cause of death. To determine the prevalence of exhumation in District Faisalabad along with identifying the factors hampering the results to establish cause of death. Descriptive, observational, retrospective study. Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad. Six years from January 2011 to December 2016. The data of exhumations conducted in the Faisalabad district, was collected on a study proforma with the permission of relevant authorities. Total 87 cases of exhumation were studied with a frequency of 14.5 exhumations per year. Male to female ratio of 2: 0.9 was found with 69% males and 31% females. 78.16% cases belong to rural areas and 18.39% cases are from urban areas. Commonest age group was 20-29 year with (27.5%) cases. Cause of death was determined only in 18.39% cases. In majority of cases (44.82%) time lapse between death & exhumation was 1-3 months. Allegations made for conduction of exhumation was poisoning in majority of cases (35.63%). Time lapse between burial & exhumation, advance stage of putrefaction, improper allegations &lack of proper documentation leads to failure in achieving the objective of exhumation.