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HRCP Reports Alarming Rise in Punjab Extrajudicial Killings

2/18/2026

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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) documents extrajudicial killings by Punjab's Crime Control Department (CCD).
After a raid on Zubaida Bibi's home, five family members were killed in police encounters.
HRCP records 924 suspected CCD-related deaths in eight months, far higher than prior years.
The HRCP warns this approach risks normalizing state-sanctioned violence and undermining due process.

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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) documents extrajudicial killings by Punjab's Crime Control Department (CCD).
After a raid on Zubaida Bibi's home, five family members were killed in police encounters.
HRCP records 924 suspected CCD-related deaths in eight months, far higher than prior years.
The HRCP warns this approach risks normalizing state-sanctioned violence and undermining due process.