Pakistani officials say a police unit in Punjab mistakenly shot and killed an Australian child during a robbery-related incident. According to reports, officers were responding to a robbery when they came under gunfire and exchanged shots with suspects who were holding passengers of a family’s car at gunpoint. The incident reportedly occurs while the family was visiting relatives in Pakistan; Australian media reports the family is from Perth and was in the country at the time. The Australian child was killed as part of the confrontation, and local authorities say the case is being investigated. Police statements described the shooting as an error during the response to the robbery, rather than an intentional attack on the family. The investigation is also expected to determine the sequence of events, including how officers identified the threat and whether procedures were followed. The reports describe the incident as happening on Wednesday, with police in the eastern, most populous province of Punjab leading the initial account.