What happened
A nine-year-old girl was killed and two members of her family were injured when personnel of Punjab’s Crime Control Department (CCD) opened fire on their vehicle in Chakwal on Sunday, 14 June 2026, according to ARY News.
The report identified the girl as Hania and said her father, Adeel Ahmed, and her brother, Afan, were injured. The family, described as Pakistani-Australian, was travelling by car. According to the report, CCD personnel opened fire on the vehicle near the main gate of a CCD police station, mistakenly believing it to be linked to armed robbers. The incident followed a robbery in which three armed motorcyclists allegedly robbed the family at gunpoint before fleeing the scene.
Investigation dispute
Punjab Police distanced itself from the investigation, saying such cases fall under the jurisdiction of the CCD, which would conduct its own inquiry. The District Police Officer for Chakwal confirmed that the First Information Report was registered by local police, but said the arrests had been made and the investigation was being handled by the CCD. Authorities said that in Punjab such matters are dealt with directly by the CCD.
ARY News reported that senior police officials in Rawalpindi, including Regional Police Officer Babar Sarfraz, did not respond when contacted about the incident. It also reported that two suspects were killed in an alleged encounter linked to the same case, while no official clarification had been issued by Chakwal Police, the RPO office or the Inspector General’s office.
Citizens and civil society groups called on Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to take immediate notice of the case.
Why it matters
The killing renewed scrutiny of Punjab’s Crime Control Department, a unit whose personnel have been involved in disputed shootings, and of how investigations into such incidents are handled when the accused force is also responsible for inquiring into its own conduct. The case also highlighted the difficulty families face in seeking accountability when police and the CCD each point to the other’s jurisdiction.
Sources & reporting notes
This is a summary of published reporting, not independent reporting. Details are as carried by the cited source, which was reviewed on 2026-06-14. Some elements, including the encounter and the circumstances of the shooting, were reported as allegations and had not been independently confirmed.
- ARY News — "Nine-year-old girl killed in 'CCD firing' on Pakistani-Australian family"14 June 2026 · The identities of the victims, the sequence of the shooting, the jurisdiction dispute between Punjab Police and the CCD, and the calls for an inquiry.
