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The Economic Times
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Pakistan police accidentally gun down nine-year-old Australian girl, injure family after mistaking them for robbers

A nine-year-old Australian girl was killed and her father and brother injured after police opened fire during a robbery incident in Pakistan's Punjab province, prompting demands for accountability and calls for an independent investigation, TOI reported.

Hania Ahmed was visiting relatives with her family in Chakwal when armed robbers confronted them outside the home of a relative late on Wednesday night, according to a report by The Guardian. The assailants reportedly demanded cash, jewellery and other valuables before the situation escalated into a fatal shooting.

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