Columnist

When I joined the Police Service of Pakistan in 1988, my first posting as ASP was in Ziarat, Balochistan. Newly married, I jokingly called it my honeymoon posting. It was a peaceful district with just two police stations serving a close-knit community.

Nine-year-old Hania Ahmad had traveled from Australia to Pakistan for a family holiday. She should have returned home with joyful memories of time spent with relatives. Instead, her body is being sent back in a casket.