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Victims’ relatives, neighbours in Lahore vent their spleen against CTD
LAHORE: Scores of people including relatives of the family killed by a team of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Sahiwal took to the street and vent their anger over the incident.
They blocked Ferozepur Road at Chungi Amar Sidhu and raised slogans against the CTD officials demanding action against them. The deceased had been living in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat area.
The four-hour long agitation threw traffic out of gear as hundreds of vehicles were stuck in long queues. Initially they announced that they would march on The Mall but dispersed later after senior police officers reached there and held negotiations with them.
Meanwhile, the relatives of Khalil and Zeeshan, the two persons among those killed in firing by the CTD, denied any link (of the deceased) with the proscribed organisation.
“My brother Khalil was innocent and killed along with his wife and daughter on the basis of fabricated reports of the CTD,” Naeem told the media. He said it was a case of extrajudicial killings and demanded registration of a murder case against the officials under anti-terrorism charges.
Mr Naeem said his brother was running a general store in the area and had no criminal record.
“Zeeshan was living next to the street of Khalil’s place and both were childhood friends,” he said, adding that his brother had requested Zeeshan for accompanying him to attend the wedding ceremony of his (Khalil) younger brother in Burewala.
Some neighbours also endorsed the claims of Naeem saying both were living a normal life in the area and were not involved in suspicious activities.
“Zeeshan was running a shop of computer repairing in the area where he had been living for the last 25 years” Shahid Ahmad, his neighbour, said. He said Zeeshan’s brother Ehtesham got a job in the Dolphin Squad in Lahore almost one year ago and he and his family had undergone a strict process of security clearance.
Published in Dawn, January 20th, 2019
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When I hear about people murdering, I wonder, What has to go through your brain to say, I don't want him breathing anymore? What makes you get that angry? How can you take someone's breath away? That just blows my mind..but then there are so many other things that is going on in my former country.. Am i helpess or are we helpless to do something about it..
Alas, with our 24 hour news cycle this will be all but forgotten in 36 to 48 hours.
This is just a propaganda to defame PTI government. As a PTI supporter I stand with our government and I stand with our Police.
Law protectors took law in their own hand, must face consequences.
Why don't the government hand over the accused CTD officials to the mob and collect their pieces later!
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani, Wow, amazing!! You need to feel the pain of the families. It could have been your innocent family. Be a supporter of a political party, not a blind supporter!!
@khanm, These murderers do not have stable minds. Most of them are involved in drugs.
What else can they do to vent their grievances, disparity, frustration and seek true justice by exercising their basic human right of protest and right of assembly?
FIR to be registered to CM Buzdar +CTD staff and case run Military court and decision announce in one week. to avoid future incident.
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani, you cant stand with criminals though whether in govt. Oppoisition, police or daesh.
Thus is incredible! Direct murder of the people by the government. Wasn't it enough to take away their homes and their livelihoods?
@Omer Very true.
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani, you are stupid person. Police is responsible for this. Forget plmn and pti ppp. I am pmln supporter I don't blame pti government because police responsible for this murder
Stop blaming ppp pmln pti. Police responsible for this incident
This case should be impartially and thoroughly investigated...you can't just brand any citizen a terrorist and shoot him/her.