The Pakistani Punjab government’s much-touted Crime Control Department (CCD), established to combat organised and violent crime, is facing grave allegations of systemic extrajudicial killings, intimidation of families, and the erosion of constitutional safeguards, according to a fact-finding report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), which has been accessed by NDTV. Formed in early 2025 under amendments to the Police Order, the CCD was presented as the spearhead of the government’s “Safe Punjab” vision-an elite unit meant to deliver swift justice against hardened criminals. But within months of its creation, a troubling pattern emerged. Between April and December 2025 alone, at least 670 police encounters attributed to the CCD were reported across Punjab, resulting in the deaths of 924 suspects. In stark contrast, only two police personnel were reported killed during the same period.

Full report : 924 Dead: Pakistan’s Elite Crime Unit Exposed As Death Squad In Disguise.