{"id":127653,"date":"2026-06-15T21:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=127653"},"modified":"2026-06-15T21:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:34:29","slug":"australian-pm-calls-for-transparent-inquiry-into-killing-of-girl-by-ccd-in-punjabs-chakwal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/127653\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian PM calls for &#8216;transparent inquiry&#8217; into killing of girl by CCD in Punjab\u2019s Chakwal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)-  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday called for a transparent inquiry into the shooting of Hania Ahmad by the Punjab Crime Control Department (CCD) earlier this week, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/15\/pakistani-police-officer-arrested-over-shooting-death-of-happy-bubbly-friendly-australian-girl-hania-ahmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adeel Ahmed, 39, his wife Dr Sidra Khan, their daughter Hania Ahmed, 9, and son Aafan Ahmed, 10,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2007617\">were shot at<\/a>&nbsp;during a robbery when CCD personnel opened fire on their vehicle, mistaking it for that of robbers. As a result, Hania died on the spot, while Adeel and Aafan were critically injured. Dr Khan remained unhurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian media have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2007933\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;on the case, as the family were Australian nationals based in Perth. The incident was covered by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-06-14\/pakistan-shooting-nine-year-old-australian-girl\/106795184\"><em><u>ABC<\/u><\/em><\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jun\/14\/australian-girl-killed-pakistan-punjab-province-reportedly-shot-dead-by-police-ntwnfb\"><em><u>The Guardian<\/u><\/em><\/a>, and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/australian-girl-killed-in-pakistan-police-shooting\/dm9tn4a26\"><em><u>SBS<\/u><\/em><\/a>, which highlighted that the family was on holiday in Pakistan at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its report,&nbsp;<em>The Guardian<\/em>&nbsp;quoted Albanese as saying that the incident needed to be properly examined by authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese circumstances do need to be examined. They need to be examined in a transparent way, so that everyone can know, the family, most importantly, but others as well,\u201d he told reporters in Canberra on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAustralia expects there to be transparency and a proper investigation of these circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the paper, Albanese expressed his condolences to the victims\u2019 family and friends, adding that the Pakistani Australian community \u201cwill be really feeling this today\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA nine-year-old girl visiting Pakistan with her family should have been a time of joy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile,&nbsp;<em>The Guardian<\/em>&nbsp;reported that Australia\u2019s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was providing consular assistance to the family, while Western Australia Attorney General Tony Buti on Sunday described the incident as a tragic case of \u201cmistaken identity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur thoughts and concerns are with the family and the Pakistani community that live in Western Australia,\u201d he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the Pakistani Association of Western Australia said the Ahmad family had requested privacy for now, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are in contact with family as they are passing through this hard time,\u201d the community group said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two suspects involved in Wednesday night robberies and a fatal shoot-out were killed in an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2007617\">encounter<\/a>&nbsp;with CCD Chakwal, while an official of the department was arrested on charges of murdering a minor girl and injuring her brother and father, sources told&nbsp;<em>Dawn<\/em>&nbsp;on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBoth the robbers were involved in a spree of robbery incidents occurred within three hours on Wednesday night. They were the same who got into a shootout with the personnel of CCD while looting an Australian national family,\u201d a senior CCD official claimed while talking to&nbsp;<em>Dawn<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first information report (FIR), the CCD official was not booked, but now the FIR has been amended with the addition of section 302, which led to his arrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday called for a transparent inquiry into the shooting of Hania Ahmad by the Punjab Crime Control Department (CCD) earlier this week, according to\u00a0The Guardian. 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