I Loved My Father And I Miss Him: Zeeshan’s Daughter After Sahiwal Incident

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I loved my father and I miss him: Zeeshan’s daughter after Sahiwal incident

Zeeshan’s daughter said that her father wanted her to become a doctor when she grows up.

Lahore (Pakistan Point News – 22nd January, 2019) The statement of the daughter of Zeeshan, one of those killed in Sahiwal encounter, has surfaced.

The little daughter when asked about her father says, “My father had promised to come back home after attending a wedding in village.”

Zeeshan’s daughter said that her father wanted her to become a doctor when she grows up.

She said, “I loved my father and I miss him.”

Those who did this with my father were wrong, she said.

The video going viral on social media has saddened the people.

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Sahiwal encounter

Four people including two women were killed during an action by Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Sahiwal on Saturday.

Reportedly, the incident occurred at Qadirabad where a team of CTD Lahore, taking action against a suspected car, shot dead two men and two women.

Later, the CTD team took the bodies, children and other valuables from the vehicle. However, the team later on dropped the children at a filling station.

With the alleged shady encounter on a highway in Sahiwal district, a big question mark was posed on the functioning of Punjab Police.

The victims were first declared as kidnappers and then as terrorists from a proscribed group by the police force, which raised eyebrows on the alleged shootout, followed by contradictory witnesses' narratives.

As the incident drew wide ire and condemnation, demands were also made for a thorough probe.

Was Zeeshan a terrorist?

The CTD had claimed that Zeeshan, who was killed in the Sahiwal encounter, belonged to a banned terrorist outfit.

The CTD in its statement had said that the team was informed to intercept the vehicle in question. “When the vehicle was intercepted at 12:15 noon on Saturday, it did not stop. The driver started shooting at the CTD team. The car was followed by a motorcycle with two riders. They also fired at the CTD team. The shootout resulted in death of one terrorist Zeeshan and accompanying family members,” the statement read.

“Zeeshan misused his position and gave the family a ride to Burewala. In fact, Zeeshan was carrying explosives of terrorists who were travelling on the motorcycle. After dropping the family in Burewala, Zeeshan had planned to drop explosives somewhere in Khanewal or Multan,” CTD said in the statement.

The statement added that the Khalil family may not have been “aware of the status of Zeeshan, who had become a terrorist. The family was trapped by the terrorists. They became victim of circumstances.”

Rejecting this claim, the mother and neighbours of Zeeshan said that they never found him involved in any such activity.

Meanwhile, Nadra has also rejected the claim of the CTD.

According to the statement issued by Nadra, Zeeshan’s CNIC is not included in the suspected category.

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses