A major development has emerged in the case involving the death of Australian-Pakistani minor Hania Ahmed during a Counter Crime Department (CCD) operation in Chakwal. An audio message from her injured father, Adeel Ahmed, has surfaced, raising serious concerns about the police investigation.
Speaking from Benazir Bhutto Hospital in Rawalpindi, Adeel Ahmed expressed dissatisfaction with the ongoing inquiry. He alleged that four CCD personnel riding two motorcycles chased his vehicle and opened indiscriminate fire. According to him, the suspected robbers had not fired when the CCD operation began.
Adeel said he lives in Perth, Australia, and returned to Pakistan with his family on June 10 after performing Hajj. He explained that they were visiting relatives when two armed robbers attempted to snatch valuables outside a house. While the family complied with the robbers’ demands, firing suddenly erupted. He claimed CCD personnel fired first, while the robbers returned only two shots before fleeing.
He said his 11-year-old son, Afnan, sustained two bullet injuries. Adeel also suffered two gunshot wounds, including one bullet that remains lodged in his arm. His nine-year-old daughter, Hania Ahmed, received multiple bullet wounds and died before reaching the hospital.
According to Adeel, the intense firing damaged the vehicle and affected its brakes. Despite his injuries, he drove his family to the hospital. He alleged that the tragedy could have been avoided if CCD personnel had allowed the suspects to escape temporarily and pursued them later.
Adeel rejected financial compensation and instead demanded a transparent and impartial investigation. He claimed officials from the Australian High Commission had met him, while neither the federal nor Punjab government had contacted the family. He also alleged that local police were attempting to shield CCD personnel.
Meanwhile, Additional IG CCD Punjab Sohail Zafar Chatha described the incident as deeply tragic. He said the department does not support extrajudicial killings and acknowledged that a better operational strategy could have prevented the loss of innocent life. He added that CCD would review training procedures and introduce stricter standard operating procedures to help prevent similar incidents in the future.
