Tag: Sahiwal incident

Heirs of Sahiwal ‘encounter’ victims move SC for judicial probe

ISLAMABAD: Heirs of victims of the Sahiwal fake encounter case on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court (SC) for the formation of a judicial commission...

Sahiwal JIT report avoids key questions: report

The report of the joint investigation team (JIT) formed in the Sahiwal incident failed to pin the responsibility on anyone for the tragic encounter...

Sahiwal incident: LHC seeks judicial inquiry report

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday, adjourning hearing of petitions for formation of a judicial commission on the Sahiwal incident till March...

Protesters in Lahore launch Shehri Tahaffuz march against Sahiwal incident

LAHORE: Protesters gathered outside the Punjab Assembly on Sunday to express solidarity with the families of the victims of the alleged "encounter" by Counter...

Sahiwal victims’ son says CTD opened fire on parents, sister after...

--Khalil's son Umair debunks CTD officials' claim that car's passengers had opened fire on them first   LAHORE: One of the children who witnessed the fake...

Senate body rejects Ashraf Ghani’s ‘anti-Pakistan’ statement

--Sahiwal case to be pursued until justice is provided to affected families, says Rehman Malik --NADRA urged to facilitate Pashtun citizens   ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior...

PM wants to know why gas-less people are being charged

--Imran chairs meeting in Lahore, directs petroleum minister to launch probe into inflated gas bills --Directs CM Buzdar look into the formation of a judicial...

Sahiwal incident: LHC to hear petition of deceased Khalil’s brother on...

--Jalil requests court to nullify JIT as no justice can be expected from it LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday approved the petition...

Govt says ‘CTD’s encounter method was wrong’

-- Punjab additional home secretary appears before Senate body, says CTD acted in haste to avert 'terror threat'  --Senator shows distrust in police-led JIT handling...

Victims’ family refuses to attend identification parade over Sahiwal shooting

  SAHIWAL: A family member of one of the victims of the Sahiwal shooting on Wednesday refused to participate in an identification parade organised by...

Senate body, victims’ families demand judicial probe into Sahiwal killings

--Rehman Malik terms incident as 'target killing'   ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Tuesday rejected the joint investigation team's (JIT) report on Sahiwal...

Sahiwal incident: Victims shot 34 times from a close distance

--JIT claims non-cooperation by eye-witnesses --Victims’ family demands security from government SAHIWAL: The postmortem reports of the family members who were killed in the Sahiwal incident revealed...

Senate body seeks final report on Sahiwal incident

--Rehman Malik says police cannot be given license to kill, asks why suspect wasn’t arrested instead ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Friday condemned the...

Sahiwal tragedy: Fire opened on SSP Jawad Qamar’s orders, probe reveals

LAHORE: The investigation into the Sahiwal tragedy on Friday revealed that orders of opening fire on the car were given by Senior Superintendent of Police...

LHC CJ warns Punjab IG against fake encounters

--Chief Justice Khan summons Sahiwal JIT head with complete record of probe on Jan 28    LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Sardar Shamim Ahmed Khan...

Opp protests after govt fails to present Sahiwal JIT report in...

LAHORE: The opposition in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday staged a protest against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government for not presenting the Joint...

Sahiwal tragedy: 16 counter-terror cops booked, confirms Mazari

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari said on Tuesday that as many as 16 officials of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) were...