Published on, Aug. 23 -- August 23, 2025 6:06 PM

LAHORE: Five suspected criminals were killed on Saturday in three separate alleged police encounters conducted by the Crime Control Department (CCD) in Lahore. According to a CCD spokesperson, the incidents occurred in Chong, Nishtar, and Cantt areas.

Officials said the suspects were being transported for recovery operations when their accomplices opened fire on the police in a bid to free them. The CCD claims that the suspects were hit and killed by gunfire from their own allies during the exchange.

The bodies were shifted to a hospital for postmortem examination, and further investigation into the encounters is ongoing. The CCD has not yet released the names or criminal backgrounds of ...