Pakistani authorities on Tuesday sacked the head of the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) after a probe into a weekend shootout revealed that three members of a family were killed in a fake encounter on a highway.

Terrorism and murder charges were also registered against five CTD officials present during the encounter, police said.

"In the light of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), five senior officers, including CTD Punjab Chief Additional Inspector General Rai Tahir, have been sacked and five officials of the CTD who took part in the encounter booked under terrorism and murder charges," Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja told a press conference here.&nbsp;

The CTD officials on Saturday last killed four persons, including a teenage girl, in an encounter in Sahiwal, 200 km from Lahore, suspecting them to be terrorists.

The CTD team opened indiscriminate fire on the car in which a couple along with their four children and the driver were sitting. Three children survived the firing.

The anti-terror department initially termed the victims as "terrorists of the Islamic State", but later declared three of them — the couple and their 13-year-old daughter — innocent civilians. 
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Raja said action against more officials would be taken after completion of the investigation. 
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Replying to a query on whether any action has been taken against the ISI officials on whose lead the operation was conducted, the minister said: "The investigation is still underway."&nbsp;

He also said the fourth victim, Zeeshan Javed, was a terror suspect and the government would give a detailed briefing of his alleged links with terrorists on Wednesday.&nbsp;

The CTD had said Javed was an active member of the IS (Daesh) and a phone call was recorded from Afghanistan in which an IS commander was directing another member of the network to ask others to hide after the killing of Zeeshan.

Saturday's shootout had drawn nationwide condemnation and Prime Minister Imran Khan had also vowed to award exemplary punishment to the culprits.&nbsp;

Pakistani authorities on Tuesday sacked the head of the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) after a probe into a weekend shootout revealed that three members of a family were killed in a fake encounter on a highway.

Pakistani authorities on Tuesday sacked the head of the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) after a probe into a weekend shootout revealed that three members of a family were killed in a fake encounter on a highway. Terrorism and murder charges were also registered against five CTD officials present during the encounter, police said. "In the light of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), five senior officers, including CTD Punjab Chief Additional Inspector General Rai Tahir, have been sacked and five officials of the CTD who took part in the encounter booked under terrorism and murder charges," Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja told a press conference here. The CTD officials on Saturday last killed four persons, including a teenage girl, in an encounter in Sahiwal, 200 km from Lahore, suspecting them to be terrorists. The CTD team opened indiscriminate fire on the car in which a couple along with their four children and the driver were sitting. Three children survived the firing. The anti-terror department initially termed the victims as "terrorists of the Islamic State", but later declared three of them — the couple and their 13-year-old daughter — innocent civilians. Raja said action against more officials would be taken after completion of the investigation. Replying to a query on whether any action has been taken against the ISI officials on whose lead the operation was conducted, the minister said: "The investigation is still underway." He also said the fourth victim, Zeeshan Javed, was a terror suspect and the government would give a detailed briefing of his alleged links with terrorists on Wednesday. The CTD had said Javed was an active member of the IS (Daesh) and a phone call was recorded from Afghanistan in which an IS commander was directing another member of the network to ask others to hide after the killing of Zeeshan. Saturday's shootout had drawn nationwide condemnation and Prime Minister Imran Khan had also vowed to award exemplary punishment to the culprits.

Pak authorities sack chief of Punjab's anti-terror dept in fake encounter case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday gave life imprisonment to seven suspended Uttarakhand policemen for killing a 22-year-old MBA student in a fake encounter in Dehradun in 2009.

The court, however, set aside the conviction and life term of 10 other suspended policemen.

A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta upheld the trial court&#39;s June 9, 2014, verdict regarding seven policemen, who murdered Ranbir Singh on July 3, 2009.

The details of the judgement are awaited as the judges only read out the operative portion of the pronouncement.

Ranbir Singh, the 22-year-old student from Ghaziabad, was shot dead by the Dehradun Police on July 3, 2009, in the Ladpur forests.

After the incident, the Uttarakhand Police had claimed that Ranbir had fled with a Sub-Inspector&rsquo;s pistol and was shot dead during an encounter.

Later, it was found that it was a fake encounter and the state government had ordered a CBI inquiry.

All of them were on security duty on July 3, 2009, in view of the visit of then president Pratibha Patil.

CBI has submitted before the court that the victim had gone to Dehradun to take up a job on July 3, 2009, and the theory of the convicts &quot;is a story&quot;.&nbsp;

(With inputs from PTI)

All of them were on security duty on July 3, 2009, in view of the visit of then president Pratibha Patil

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday gave life imprisonment to seven suspended Uttarakhand policemen for killing a 22-year-old MBA student in a fake encounter in Dehradun in 2009. The court, however, set aside the conviction and life term of 10 other suspended policemen. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta upheld the trial court's June 9, 2014, verdict regarding seven policemen, who murdered Ranbir Singh on July 3, 2009. The details of the judgement are awaited as the judges only read out the operative portion of the pronouncement. Ranbir Singh, the 22-year-old student from Ghaziabad, was shot dead by the Dehradun Police on July 3, 2009, in the Ladpur forests. After the incident, the Uttarakhand Police had claimed that Ranbir had fled with a Sub-Inspector’s pistol and was shot dead during an encounter. Later, it was found that it was a fake encounter and the state government had ordered a CBI inquiry. All of them were on security duty on July 3, 2009, in view of the visit of then president Pratibha Patil. CBI has submitted before the court that the victim had gone to Dehradun to take up a job on July 3, 2009, and the theory of the convicts "is a story". (With inputs from PTI)

Uttarakhand fake encounter case: Delhi High Court holds 7 cops guilty, acquits 10 others

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