Pakistani celebrities are divided over actions undertaken by the Crime Control Department (CCD) against rape, kidnapping and extortion suspects.
Actors Saheefa Jabbar Khattak and Hiba Bukhari have raised their voice against child abuse and demanded justice for the children, saying an example should be made out of these men.
Saheefa took to her Instagram stories to share her views on the molesters, saying “word molester should be engraved on their foreheads”, as she lauded the action taken by CCD against people who have attempted rape and assaulted girls in public.
On her statement, a social media user disagreed and said, “Really? You support vigilante justice. Without proper judicial oversight? No chance to prove your innocence or even make sure that punishment is commensurate to the crime. Want rape of kids to be punishable by death, then change the law; just because your system is rotten doesn’t justify a gunda gard squad [sic].”
Replying to the user, Saheefa said child abuse was something that she can’t tolerate, “By the books, what is the rule and what should happen, I don’t care. Whether you call this lawless behavior, I will call this action against this specific issue as justice.”
Another user replied to her story saying, “Please don’t support the way CCD is operating. I know how they are killing many by taking money from their enemies, killing few child rapists for media coverage… what is going behind the scenes is mockery of human rights.”
“I’m sure CCD is not perfect either. It’s just that only on the rape issue, I genuinely feel happy on their stance, beyond that, I know how rotten politics and law are everywhere in the world. Which is absolutely saddening,” Saheefa said, questioning who to trust anymore.
While taking to her Instagram stories, Hiba shared a video clip in which a man was allegedly about to assault a girl in Kasur’s Phool Nagar area. “A shopkeeper lured a 10-year-old girl into his shop. Locked the shutters and attempted to assault her, locals caught him red-handed, rescued the child and restrained the beast on the spot. A 10 YEAR OLD GIRL… Example should be made of these men [sic],” she wrote in her story.
On the other hand, social worker Jibran Nasir discouraged the idea of killing the suspects, saying, “Killing those accused of rape and murder in fake encounters may get popular support but this is the State itself establishing law of the jungle. The CCD remains a highly questionable department with hundreds of kills to its name. Today they may win public support by killing an alleged serial rapist but tomorrow it could be someone who is simply a victim of politics. This is how Rao Anwar was allowed to run his own mini State in Malir Karachi [sic].”
It merits a mention here that several rape and gang rape suspects have been killed in Punjab Police and CCD encounters while several cases have been reported where the suspects have ended up getting injured during arrest.
Recently, one man’s private part was “accidently” shot after he attempted to assault a girl on the streets of Sialkot while another man’s hand broke in same attempt but videos of both the men have been released later in which they accepted what they did was wrong and apologised for their behavior.
According to a report, between May 1 and August 23, 2025, at least 14 suspects accused of rape and gang rape were killed in CCD operations. In every case, police said the suspects were shot dead by bullets fired from their own accomplices who tried to free them from custody.
However, the reaction of public on the action against these suspects is mixed. Some say that this is the solution while others say that this is questionable. Some of the users also questioned the word “accidently” and made fun of the fact most of the suspects have ended up in same situation.
