Lahore High Court hears miscellaneous petition seeking judicial inquiry into alleged CCD firing incident in Chakwal

The Lahore High Court on heard a miscellaneous petition seeking the formation of a judicial inquiry into the alleged firing inciden

The Lahore High Court on heard a miscellaneous petition seeking the formation of a judicial inquiry into the alleged firing inciden by the Counter Crime Department (CCD) in Chakwal, in which a nine-year-old girl was reportedly killed.

During the proceedings, the court directed that the miscellaneous application be fixed along with the main petition already pending before it.
A two-member bench headed by Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry heard the matter, filed by the Judicial Activism Panel through senior counsel Muhammad Azhar Siddique.
At the outset of the hearing, Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry observed that the matter appeared to fall within the jurisdiction of Rawalpindi, questioning the maintainability of the petition before the Lahore High Court.
In response, counsel Azhar Siddique stated that he had not brought the case with reference to Rawalpindi jurisdiction alone, adding that a separate petition challenging the establishment of the CCD was already pending before the court.
He further argued that the formation and operational framework of the CCD had been challenged before the Lahore High Court and that the current application was connected to the same ongoing proceedings.
The petition contended that several issues had emerged following the Chakwal firing incident, including concerns regarding CCD training and operational conduct.
It further requested that the affected family be included in the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) proceedings to ensure transparency and fair representation.
The petitioner also prayed that the court direct a transparent and impartial investigation into the Chakwal incident.
After hearing initial arguments, the bench ordered that the miscellaneous application be fixed along with the main case and adjourned further proceedings.