The judicial commission investigating the Mir Raza case has decided to obtain written responses from senior police officers instead of summoning them for questioning. The decision was outlined in an order issued by the commission following its latest proceedings. During the hearing, the commission recorded the statement of former investigating officer Shabbir Laghari and also…
The legal proceedings following Karachi’s devastating Gul Plaza fire have come under intense public scrutiny after the final police charge sheet named only six civilians as accused, including an 11-year-old child, while excluding government institutions responsible for enforcing building and fire safety regulations. The January blaze claimed 72 lives and destroyed more than 1,000 shops,…
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over what it describes as a pattern of staged police encounters allegedly carried out by the Crime Control Department (CCD) in Punjab. The commission warned that such actions could undermine constitutional protections and weaken the rule of law in the province. In a detailed…
