Pakistani police to face murder charges over killing of family


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Jan 2019

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities have removed the commander of the counter terrorism police in the province of Punjab and will charge five police with murder over a shooting last week in which an innocent family was killed.

The incident on Saturday saw counter-terrorism officials open fire on a car they said was being used by an Islamic State leader in the province, Zeeshan Javed. He was killed along with three passengers - grocery store owner Mohammad Khalil, his wife and their 12 year-old daughter.

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