PTI demands judicial inquiry into encounter killings

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) have called for an immediate judicial inquiry into the killing of over 1,000 people in “staged encounters” by a special police force formed by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

According to an official of HRCP, over 1,000 suspects have been killed by Punjab's Crime Control Department (CCD) through “staged encounters” during the last year with impunity.

“The CCD has adopted a deliberate policy of staged police encounters leading to extrajudicial killing,” an official of HRCP said on Monday.

In 2025, he said the CCD conducted 670 encounters in Punjab that resulted in the deaths of 924 suspects.

“This tally has crossed the 1,000 mark this year,” he added. On the other hand, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf said Maryam's CCD could kill anyone anytime in the province with total impunity, establishing a law of the jungle in Pakistan.