Punjab Police Admit Mistake in Chakwal Girl Shooting

Police, CCD admit 'mistake' in Chakwal girl shooting, assure incident will not be covered up or defended

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-old girl, Hania, was killed and her father and br...

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