The Sindh government suspended SSP Malir Rao Anwar, absconder in the extrajudicial killing case of 27-year-old aspiring model Naqeebullah Mehsud on Monday.
KARACHI, (Pakistan Point News - 29th Jan, 2018) : The Sindh government suspended SSP Malir Rao Anwar, absconder in the extrajudicial killing case of 27-year-old aspiring model Naqeebullah Mehsud on Monday. According to the notification issued by Chief Secretary Sindh, “With the approval of Chief Minister Sindh, the services of former SSP Malir district, Anwar Ahmed and former SP Investigation-II, East Zone, Muhammad Altaf Sarwar Malik are placed under suspension with immediate effect.
” The said police officers during the period of their suspension shall be at Central Police Office, Karachi, and that: “They shall draw pay and allowances during the period of their suspension as admissible under the rules,” the notification stated. Meanwhile, Additional IGP Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department Dr Sanaullah Abbasi said that everything possible would be done to ensure the arrest of Anwar in accordance with the Supreme Court's order.
He pointed out that several teams have been formed to implement the apex court's order, and opined that "organizations are more important than individuals." The notification came after much deliberation from the PPP-led Sindh government, despite clear recommendations of the Sindh Inspector General of Police, A.D. Khowaja, communicated much earlier in this regard. Anwar and his team are accused of staging on January 13 a fake 'encounter', during which Mehsud, a 27-year-old hailing from South Waziristan, and three others were killed.
Initially, Anwar had maintained that the slain quartet were members of a militant organizations but an investigation team found no evidence to their claim, ruling their killing as a fake 'encounter'. Anwar has since made a botched attempt to flee the country before going into hiding. Following public outrage, the Supreme Court has also taken suo moto notice of the matter. Anwar failed to show up when the court's first hearing took place on Saturday.
