A nine-year-old Australian girl was killed in Pakistan after being shot at least five times during a police operation. The family was caught in crossfire when police mistakenly targeted their vehicle while pursuing armed robbers. The incident has sparked outrage and calls for a transparent investigation.

Thinking that the suspects were trying to flee, the officer had fired into the car where the family was being held hostage, police said.

A police officer in Pakistan's Punjab province has been arrested after an Australian girl was killed and two members of her family injured in what authorities described as a…