Australian girl, 9, killed in Pakistan after police mistake family for robbery suspects during chaotic incident
SUMMARY
Nine-year-old Hania Ahmed, an Australian citizen from Perth, was fatally shot by police in Chakwal, Punjab province, Pakistan, on June 10, 2026, after officers mistakenly identified her family's vehicle as the getaway car of armed robbers. The family had been held at gunpoint during a robbery while visiting relatives. Amid the chaos, police opened fire, killing Hania and injuring her father and brother. Pakistani authorities acknowledged the error, arrested the officer involved, and launched a formal investigation. The two actual robbers fled and were later killed in a separate police encounter. The Australian government is providing consular support, and the family’s school in Perth has offered counselling to students and staff grieving Hania’s death.
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Australian girl, 9, killed in Pakistan after police mistake family for robbery suspects during chaotic incident
SUMMARY
Nine-year-old Hania Ahmed, an Australian citizen from Perth, was fatally shot by police in Chakwal, Punjab province, Pakistan, on June 10, 2026, after officers mistakenly identified her family's vehicle as the getaway car of armed robbers. The family had been held at gunpoint during a robbery while visiting relatives. Amid the chaos, police opened fire, killing Hania and injuring her father and brother. Pakistani authorities acknowledged the error, arrested the officer involved, and launched a formal investigation. The two actual robbers fled and were later killed in a separate police encounter. The Australian government is providing consular support, and the family’s school in Perth has offered counselling to students and staff grieving Hania’s death.
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WHAT SOURCES AGREE ON
1 / 5- ✓ Nine-year-old Hania Ahmed, an Australian girl from Perth, was fatally shot by Pakistani police in Chakwal, Punjab province.
- ✓ The incident occurred during or after an armed robbery in which the family was held at gunpoint in their rental car.
- ✓ Police mistakenly believed the family's vehicle was the robbers' getaway car and opened fire.
- ✓ Hania died; her father and older brother were wounded; her mother was unharmed.
- ✓ The family was visiting relatives in Pakistan at the time.
- ✓ The Australian Islamic College in Perth, where Hania was a student, has provided counselling and held a memorial assembly.
- ✓ School principal Abdullah Khan described Hania as 'happy, bubbly, friendly' and expressed shock over her death.
- ✓ Pakistani authorities acknowledged the shooting was a mistake and launched an investigation.
- ✓ The two actual robbers fled the scene and were later killed in a separate police encounter.
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Perth girl Hani Ahmed remembered after fatal shooting in Pakistan
Pakistani police officer arrested over shooting death of ‘happy, bubbly, friendly’ Australian girl Hania Ahmed
Pictured: Nine-year-old Hania Ahmed shot dead in Pakistan after cops mistook her family for thieves - as father challenges key claim made by police
Australian PM demands answers after Pakistan police shoot girl on holiday dead