- Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan heard the petition.
- Police say the case has been registered and the suspect arrested.
- The lawyer calls the Chakwal incident a triple murder.
The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has sent a petition seeking a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) probe into the murder of nine-year-old Hania in Chakwal to the director general of the agency.
The hearing was conducted by Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan, while CCD and police officials also appeared before the court.
Police officials told the court that a case was registered regarding the murder of the nine-year-old girl and the suspect was also arrested.
Hania, an Australian-Pakistani girl, was killed in a shootout involving Crime Control Department (CCD) officials in Chakwal, Punjab on June 10. The family was vacationing in Chakwal when the CCD personnel allegedly mistook their vehicle as that of thieves and opened fire on it. The minor girl was shot and died on the spot.
The court ruled on the writ petition and referred the matter to the FIA Director General, ordering him to decide the application in accordance with the law.
The petitioner’s lawyer Mian Asif Mahmood argued in court that Hania was killed in the CCD firing and it was later claimed that two robbers were also killed in the same incident.
He maintained that it was a triple murder case and should be investigated by the FIA.
“The suspect belongs to the CCD and the department cannot conduct an impartial investigation into its own case,” the petitioner argued.
Following the proceedings, the court ordered the DG FIA to decide the petition filed by lawyer Asif Mahmood in accordance with law.
Earlier, the autopsy revealed that the child had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. According to the report, 11 bullet marks and wounds were found on his body. The gunshots caused serious injuries to several vital organs, including his heart, liver, lungs, chest and abdomen.
