<sod >The report adds: "Police are rarely held accountable for these killings and families of victims are deterred from filing complaints against police out of fear of harassment or being accused of false charges." In addition to extrajudicial killings, reports say the police frequently torture suspects to obtain confessions, making them "one of the most feared, complained against and least trusted government institutions in Pakistan".< eod>< sod > Â  The report claims: "Police are rarely held accountable for these killings and families of victims are deterred from filing complaints against police out of fear of harassment or being accused of false charges." One senior office allegedly told the researchers: "As far as they are concerned, encounters are the perfect way of getting rid of hardened criminals. "They do not consider it a gross violation of human rights and instead see it as an effective way of delivering justice.< eod>