According to the data collected by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Punjab has witnessed more than 500 alleged encounters since January 2025, leading to over 670 fatalities, higher than in any other province. They expressed disappointment and concern at the increase and gradual normalization of these incidents, which it says has been established since the creation of the Crime Control Department (CCD) as a special wing of the Punjab Police in February 2025.
They said “The HRCP is deeply concerned that the CCD, originally intended to curb crime, has evolved into a parallel police force with sweeping powers to register FIRs, detain suspects and carry out lethal operations against hardened criminals”
The Spokesperson for the Punjab CCD responded to the allegations made by the HCRP and denied the allegation of misuse of power and said that the commission simply levelled charges and did not have any evidence of extrajudicial killings