Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) A 22-year-old Christian motorcycle ride-hailing driver was critically injured after allegedly being shot nine times by members of a police anti-crime patrol in Pakistan’s Punjab province, renewing concerns over the police conduct and use of force, especially against minority communities. Alyan Johnson was injured in a shooting involving Dolphin Force personnel in Rawalpindi on the night of May 26. His family claimed that Johnson had just dropped off a passenger when poli…
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Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) The killing of nine suspects by Punjab province’s Crime Control Department in Lahore, Sahiwal and Toba Tek Singh follows a same pattern, where armed suspects allegedly open fire, police return it and suspects are found dead while accomplices escape into darkness. The almost same narrative in all incidents raises questions about the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in Pakistan, a report has stated. These deaths occurred just months after a Human Rights Commissi…
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) A lady health worker from Muzaffargarh city of Pakistan’s Punjab province requesting country’s Chief Justice to conduct an independent probe into the killing of her two sons in an alleged police ‘encounter’ demonstrates the eroding trust of people in provincial authorities to deliver justice. Her statement about police torture and the subsequent killing of her sons in a “so-called encounter” is not an isolated case, a report has stated. “It reflects a continuing pa…
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Persistent police encounter killings and the lack of transparency, probe or accountability around them in Pakistan’s Punjab province indicates criminality on part of the State, a report has stated. As of early 2025, the Crime Control Department (CCD) of Punjab Police and its political patrons have been following a tried and tested script. Formed through an executive order after Punjab cabinet’s approval last year, the department’s powers and mandate have been made a law t…