Pakistan’s Human Rights Commission accuses Punjab province’s CCD of fake encounters

Pakistan’s Punjab police kill 900 people in eight months: What’s going on?

Human rights report alleges record extrajudicial killings by Punjab’s police unit set up to combat organised crime.

HRCP raises alarm over 'staged encounters' in Punjab

Commission documents 670 CCD-led encounters over in 2025.Raids resulted in death of 924 suspects, two police officers: report.Mission seeks urgent high-level judicial inquiry into deaths.LAHORE: A fact-finding report issued by...

Pakistan’s Human Rights Commission accuses Punjab province’s CCD of fake encounters

Utilising media reports and legal records, the Human Rights Commission tracked no fewer than 670 CCD-driven encounters between January and August 2025. These missions allegedly resulted in the fatalities of 924 suspects, whereas only two law enforcement officers died during that period

HRCP calls for judicial inquiry into deaths resulting from operations by Punjab’s Crime Control Department

LAHORE: A fact-finding report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for an urgent high-level judicial inquiry into deaths resulting from operations conducted by Punjab’s Crime Control Department (CCD), alleging that the department has adopted a “deliberate policy of staged police encounters leading to extrajudicial killings”. Last year, the Punjab government formally approved the establishment of the CCD to curb organised …

HRCP calls for judicial probe into Punjab CCD ‘encounter’ killings

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for the formation of a high-level judicial commission to investigate deaths resulting from operations conducted by Punjab’s Crime Control Department (CCD), alleging a pattern of staged police encounters and extrajudicial killings. In a fact-finding report issued from Lahore, the HRCP alleged that the CCD had adopted encounter killings “as a matter of policy,” undermining the rule of law a…