Australian Prime Minister Calls for Probe Into Girl Shot by Pakistan Police
Is Pakistan's CCD a rogue force or a flawed but effective unit?
Above: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Noosa, Australia on June 5. Image credit: Dan Peled/Getty Images
The Spin
Narrative A
Pakistan's Crime Control Department has turned extrajudicial killing into standard operating procedure, with the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan documenting over 900 suspect deaths in under eight months. The near-identical wording across police reports screams of a cover-up.
Narrative B
Punjab's crime rate dropped 70% after the CCD was established, proving the force's strategy is working. The Chakwal shooting was a tragic mistake, but a formal Joint Investigation Team is already underway, and the officer responsible has been taken into custody.
