July 9, 2026 — 3:14pmThe father of a Perth girl who was shot dead by police while on a family holiday in Pakistan has alleged in court documents he was coerced into signing a blank piece of paper and giving over his thumbprint before he was allowed to see his dead daughter and seriously injured son.The documents were lodged to the Pakistani authorities earlier this week by Adeel Ahmad, whose daughter Hania was killed in a tragic case of mistaken identity in Chakwal, Pakistan, last month.Hania Ahmad, from Perth, Western Australia, was killed in a gunfight in Pakistan.Hania Ahmad, 9, had been visiting relatives in Chakwal with her parents Adeel and Sidra and her brother Aafan when the family was confronted by thieves after stepping out of their rental car.A Crime Control Department police officer was reported to have seen the attempted theft, and began shooting. The Ahmad family attempted to flee the firefight, but police mistook the family’s rental car for a getaway vehicle and gave chase, peppering it with bullets and causing the brakes to fail.In the document, a translation of which was confirmed by the Pakistani Association of WA, Adeel claims that when he was at the hospital with his family following the shooting, he spoke to a constable at the counter, who called over his colleagues.“After doing so, both of them pressured and coerced the applicant into putting his signatures and thumb impressions on a blank piece of paper, threatening that only then would medical aid be provided and a doctor allowed to see them,” the document read.Adeel Ahmad and his daughter, Hania. She was in year four at Perth’s Islamic College.SBS“At that time, the applicant’s young son was fighting for his life, while his daughter, Hania Ahmad, had already passed away.“Furthermore, the applicant’s wife was in a state of severe shock and mental trauma. After forcing the thumb impression on the blank paper, the medical examination of the applicant and his wife was conducted at [the] hospital.”The document further alleged that, at a meeting following Hania’s burial in their family village, Adeel became aware the facts alleged by police were in line with manslaughter, rather than murder.A first information report – akin to a charge sheet in Australia – claimed the suspects had shot first while trying to rob Hania’s mother Sidra Ahmad of her jewellery. This was despite initial information indicating Hania had died after being struck by bullets from an AK-47, fired by a CCD officer.Hania Ahmad, 9, and her father, Adeel Ahmad.The document lodged by Adeel requested legal action be taken against the investigating officer and the constable who had allegedly coerced Adeel at the hospital.Local media outlet Dawn reported a senior police officer with knowledge of the investigation said Adeel’s allegations were “baseless”.“The constable who has been accused of misbehaviour did not misbehave. In a situation where a family’s innocent child has been killed, the father and brother are seriously injured, and the mother is in severe shock, no one could even imagine misbehaving with such a family,” they told the outlet.Pakistani Association of WA vice president Ali Mardan Shah said he had spoken with Adeel, and said the local community felt strongly for their family.“He is in a very tough position, which we all can believe and understand,” he said.“If the police forced him [to give his signature] ... I can guarantee you that signing a blank paper is not a procedure, so if they forced him, that’s very wrong.“I would request Pakistani authorities to [orchestrate] a fair justice and a speedy process in the court.”Adeel has previously expressed frustration the department has not handed the family CCTV from the incident.“The CCD people are incredibly incompetent, they are not professional and are brainless, they just have guns and all they do is shoot,” he said.The CCD was established last year in a bid to crack down on organised crime, but human rights advocates in the region say it has been controversial from its inception due to it frequently engaging in extrajudicial killings and staged “encounters” with people in custody.The Human Rights Commission said since the CCD began, there had been 924 deaths of suspects during “encounters”, with only two police officers killed over the same period. The commission said this amounted to more than two fatal encounters daily in Pakistan.The CCD and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade were contacted for comment.Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter.From our partners