Australian Prime Minister Calls for Probe Into Girl Shot by Pakistan Police
Anthony Albanese said Australia expects full clarity after police allegedly mistook the family’s car for robbers’ vehicle and killed the Perth girl.
- On Wednesday, police in Chakwal, Pakistan, fatally shot nine-year-old Hania Ahmed after officers mistook her family's rental car for that of armed robbers while the Australian girl was visiting relatives in Punjab province.
- Prior to the shooting, the family was confronted by two armed robbers who stole about $7500 worth of jewellery, prompting father Adeel Ahmed to attempt driving his family to safety.
- Police from the Crime Control Department engaged the robbers, then fired on the family's vehicle; a police official later admitted, "As the cops saw the vehicle being driven away immediately, they took it as belonging to the robbers and opened indiscriminate fire."
- Hania was pronounced dead at District Headquarters Hospital, while brother Aafan Ahmed and father underwent surgery for injuries; mother Sidra Khan remained unharmed and a CCD official was taken into custody.
- The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance as Pakistani Association general secretary Asim Chaudhry told Nine News, "This news is very shocking, especially the death of the nine-year-old.
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Girl, 9, Allegedly Shot Dead by Police Officer After Mistaking Her for Suspects in Armed Robbery
Hania Ahmed, 9, was killed during a police pursuit while on vacation in Pakistan with her family on June 10, Pakistan’s Crime Control Department said in a news release on Facebook.
How a 9-year-old Australian girl was mistakenly shot dead by Pakistan police in Punjab province
On Wednesday (June 10), Hania Ahmed, a nine-year-old Australian girl, was killed, and two members of her family were seriously injured after police opened fire on their vehicle in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The officials mistook the family's car for one being used by armed robbers. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for Pakistan to conduct a transparent investigation into the incident
Australian Girl, 9, 'Mistakenly' Killed In Pakistan Police Firing
Nine-year-old Australian girl Hania Ahmed was killed after Pakistani police mistakenly opened fire on her family's rental car during an anti-robbery operation in Punjab's Chakwal district., Asia, Times Now
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