{"id":127621,"date":"2026-06-15T11:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=127621"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:26:47","slug":"chakwal-encounter-gets-international-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/127621\/","title":{"rendered":"Chakwal encounter gets international scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAHORE(National Times)-  The tragic death of a minor girl in a police shootout in Chakwal has been widely covered in the Australian media, as the Crime Control Department (CCD) chief termed the incident a \u201cdeviation from the established\u201d standard operating procedures.The incident was covered by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-06-14\/pakistan-shooting-nine-year-old-australian-girl\/106795184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>ABC<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jun\/14\/australian-girl-killed-pakistan-punjab-province-reportedly-shot-dead-by-police-ntwnfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/australian-girl-killed-in-pakistan-police-shooting\/dm9tn4a26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>SBS<\/em><\/a>\u00a0news outlets, which highlighted that the Perth-based family was on holiday in Pakistan when they were caught in the police crossfire in Chakwal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 10, a nine-year-old girl was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2007117\">killed<\/a>&nbsp;and her father and brother were injured aft\u00ader the police opened fire at their car in Chakwal, mistaking them for robbers. All of th\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00adem were Australian nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adil Ahmad arrived in Pakistan from Makkah with his wife Sidra Khan, 10-year-old son Aqan Ahmad and daughter Hania. He told the inquiry officers that at 9pm on June 10, he was going to attend a family function at his in-laws\u2019 residence in Chakwal. As the car reached outside the CCD\u2019s office, two armed men held them up at gunpoint, snatched valuables from his wife<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suddenly, he heard heavy gunfire and the suspected robbers taking shelter in his car responded to the firing. Mr Ahmad said that he rushed the car to get out of the range of the firing, but many bullets pierced into the body of the vehicle, injuring him, his daughter and son. The wife escaped unhurt, but his daughter later succumbed to fatal injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe conduct of the officer involved has represented a grave deviation from our established Standard Opera\u00adting Procedures (SOPs) and the legal standards governing the use of force,\u201d Sohail Zafar Chatha, Punjab CCD Addi\u00adtional IG, told&nbsp;<em>Dawn<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quoting the findings of an inquiry, he said that the CCD personnel intervened during an armed robbery in progress. Armed robbers had intercepted the family vehicle, holding the occupants at gunpoint. During the ensuing confrontation, an exchange of gunfire occurred after the suspects opened fire on the responding officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the ensuing chaos, the officer involved mistakenly assessed that the suspects were attempting to flee in the victims\u2019 vehicle and discharged his weapon,\u201d the CCD chief confessed to the gross negligence. AIG Chatha said that forensic evidence, including the officer\u2019s weapon and spent cartridges, has been secured and processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile our personnel operate in high-risk environments, there is no justification for a departure from our protocols. We are conducting a thorough, impartial investigation to ensure that justice is served,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE(National Times)- The tragic death of a minor girl in a police shootout in Chakwal has been widely covered in the Australian media, as the Crime Control Department (CCD) chief termed the incident a \u201cdeviation from the established\u201d standard operating procedures.The incident was covered by\u00a0ABC,\u00a0The Guardian, and\u00a0SBS\u00a0news outlets, which highlighted that the Perth-based family was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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