LAHORE, January 20: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has announced Rs20 million compensation for the family of people killed in Sahiwal.
Counter Terrorism Department officials were allegedly involved in the killing of four people in the police shooting near the Okara toll plaza in Sahiwal. A case has been registered at the Yousafwala police station. The deceased have been identified as 42-year-old Mohammad Khalil, his wife Nabila, 38, their 14-year-old daughter Areeba and Zeeshan Javed. They hailed from Kot Lakhpat. Three children-two sisters and a brother-were injured too.
Monetary support cannot compensate for the human loss, said Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat while addressing a press conference on Sunday. The Punjab government will pay the cost of children’s education and provide them will free medical facilities, he said.
The supervisor of the CTD officials has been suspended and those involved in shooting the four people have been taken into custody.
On Saturday, a joint investigation team was constituted by the Punjab IG to investigate the killings. It includes members of the Inter-Services Intelligence, Military Intelligence, and Intelligence Bureau. The report will be submitted in three days. “We will take appropriate action after the investigation team submits its report,” said the Punjab minister.-Agencies
