Naqeebullah case: Rao Anwar to be presented in court today

F.P. Report

KARACHI: The suspended police officer Rao Anwar, who was arrested from outside Supreme Court on Thursday in the extra judicial killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud will be presented in the court today.

Naqeebullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a fake encounter in January in Karachi on the orders of Rao Anwar, the family of Mehsud demands a strong punishment for the accused, Rao Anwar.

Counsel for elders of Mehsud tribe, Pir Rehman Mehsud, said the chief justice of Pakistan has played a pivotal role in Naqeebullah’s murder case and pave way for the justice in this regard.

He added they were satisfied with the way the court was taking the case forward and expected the accused to be dealt with an iron fist when he appears in the court.

After being arrested from outside the Supreme Court a day earlier, the suspended SSP was brought to Karachi.

Sindh Additional IG Aftab Pathan also accompanied the arrested official who arrived from Islamabad through a private airline’s flight (NL-126) on Wednesday.