Police Vow Accountability over Child Fatality
Police say an officer fired without properly identifying the target, and investigators are reviewing whether standard procedures were ignored.
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Police vow accountability over child fatality
Punjab Police Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman Abdul Karim and Crime Control Department (CCD) chief Sohail Zafar Chattha have pledged a transparent investigation and accountability in the Chakwal shooting case that had claimed the life of nine-year-old Pakistani-Australian girl, Hania Ahmed, saying no official would be shielded if found responsible. The IG announced the constitution of a high-powered joint investigation team (JIT) to thoroughly p…
Punjab police, CCD admit 'mistake' in girl's killing in Chakwal, assure incident will not be covered up
Admitting the Crime Control Department’s (CCD) mistake in the shooting of a young girl in Chakwal earlier this month, the Punjab police and the CCD said on Thursday that the incident would neither be defended nor covered up under “any circumstances”. They also described the shooting as a case of “criminal negligence”, saying that the CCD official’s lack of training had contributed to his inability to assess the situation correctly. A nine-year-o…
Punjab police chief says Chakwal incident will not be covered up - HUM News English
LAHORE: Punjab Police Inspector General Abdul Karim has said that the Chakwal incident, in which a nine-year-old girl was killed during an alleged encounter involving the Counter Crime Department (CCD), will not be covered up under any pressure. Speaking at a press conference along with the Additional Inspector General of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Lahore, he said the Punjab police fully acknowledged the seriousness of the inciden…
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