Sahiwal incident is the first test case for the PTI government to eradicate police brutality

There are ,any incident occurred in previous government government era that will show the rude and unforgivable behavior of police towards citizens.One of the prominent incident is model town massacre ,in which major personalities from government and police are involved.There are other major occurrence  of abusing political power to use police for their own gain. The politicizing of police in PMLN government tenure is at his peak. Sharif families using police as their own personal guard and not only Sharif family ,but also Sindh government also misuse their authority in this case .the major case of Naqib Ullah Massod involving Rao Anwar is the perfect example. Same type of incident in Sahiwal is occurred now 

Officials of the  Punjab Police's Counter-Terrorism Department  on Saturday fired on  a  car  near Sahiwal, killing four people including  a  couple their teenage daughter and their  driver .

The police called it an intelligence based operation against  suspected terrorists but  three children travelling in the  car  said  the family was travelling to Burewala from Lahore to attend a wedding ceremony.

The Victims:

According to reports,  The couple  identified as Khalil and his wife Nabeela along with their children Areeba, Umair Khalil, Muniba, Hadia and their drive  Zeeshan were on board the vehicle when the incident took place near Sahiwal Toll Plaza.

The deceased were identified as Khalil, Nabeela  their teenage daughter Areeba and driver Zeeshan.  Umair Khalil, the couple' son',  sustained  bullet wounds while  his sister  Muniba's hand was injured with  the broken glass of the vehicle. The only person who remained unhurt was identified as  Hadia.

CTD  point of view:

CTD officials kept changing their statements after the killings, first declaring them child kidnappers and then dubbing them as terrorists.

The CTD claimed that the car riders had opened fire on the raiding party, which had tried to intercept the vehicle as well as a motorcycle on the main road.

CTD spokesman said the operation was conducted as follow-up of an action carried out in Faisalabad on Jan 16.The car was coming from Lahore and the women killed were 40 and 13 years old, respectively.”The CTD also claimed that there were three other suspected terrorists on-the-spot, who managed to escape. “They were identified as Shahid Jabbar, Abdul Rehman and their accomplice," the CTD spokesperson added.Earlier, the CTD officials claimed that the four people were kidnappers, but later on dubbed them as terrorists.The CTD identified one of the deceased as Zeeshan. The department said that he was wanted for several crimes, including the abduction of Ali Haider Gilani, son of former premier Yusuf Raza Gilani, and several American nationals. The CTD also claimed that he was the deputy chief of a banned outfit.

Postmortem examination:

According to the postmortem report, driver Zeeshan received 10 bullets; father Khalil 13; mother Nabeela Bibi 4 and 13-year-old Areeba was shot four times.As per the details, Umair Khalil was hit six times in his legs, while his younger sister Muniba was injured after being hit with car mirror when it hit road fence.The youngest one, 4-year-old-Hadia is released from the hospital.

Victim son point of view:

Umair Khalil, son of Khalil, told media that his father had begged CTD personnel to take money and spare their lives, but they refused and opened fire on the car.

“My papa, mummy, sister and a friend of my father were killed. We survived the firing,he said.We were taken to a petrol station and left there, he said.

The boy said that they were going to a wedding in Burewala from Lahore when they were intercepted by the CTD personnel.

Jalil, brother of suspect, also rejected the police claim that his brother was a terrorist.We all were going to Burewala to attend a marriage. We were in three cars,Jalil said.Prime Minister takes notice.Following the  incident  Prime Minister Imran Khan contacted Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar and asked him to immediately reach Sahiwal and called for bringing facts to the fore.

Imran Khan Tweet:

Still shocked at seeing the traumatized children who saw their parents shot before their eyes. Any parent would be shocked as they would think of their own children in such a traumatic situation. These children will now be fully looked after by the state as its responsibility.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 20, 2019

While the CTD has done a great job in fight against terrorism, everyone must be accountable before the law. As soon as JIT report comes, swift action will be taken. The govt's priority is protection of all its citizens. https://t.co/Vek2YHLmKQ

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 20, 2019

JIT formed:

Inspector General of Police Punjab Amjad Javed Salimi has formed  a four-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the incident. Additional IG Establishment Punjab will be the head of the team, and one each representative from the ISI and the IB would be part of the JIT. The team will submit its report within three days.

Case registered:

A case has been registered against the CTD officials  involved in the incident on behalf of Jalil Ahmed, a brother of Khalil Ahmed. According to News, the FIR was registered at Yousufwala Police Station against 16  members of the CTD.

The relatives of the deceased family announced to end the sit-in on G.T Road after the case was filed against the CTD personnel involved in the cold-blooded murder of the family.

I  think this is the first opportunity for the new government to show how do they tackle the mafia that spread their roots deeply  in our system. Government should reform the police system of the Punjab give stern punishment to the culprit of this incident ,make the example out of them.

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