Sindh govt defends declaring of Rao Anwar’s residence as sub-jail

The Sindh government on Friday on the pretext of ‘preventive measure to thwart security threats’ defended its decision to declare suspended police official Rao Anwar’s residence in Karachi as sub-jail.

A notification said that Rao Anwar’s application was backed with material including intelligence reports, threat alerts and details of suicide attacks on Anwar. “Pursuant to such an application, a summary was put forth the competent authority on April 19, and after approval, impugned notification was issued,” the notification said.

Naqeebullah Mehsud’s father had challenged the decision in the Sindh High Court complaining about ‘VVIP treatment’ being provided to Anwar.

A trial in Karachi’s anti-terrorism court is pending against Rao Anwar, and the government had declared his house a sub-jail keeping in mind threats to the former SSP Malir.

SSP Rao Anwar is the prime accused in Naqeebullah Mehsud’s alleged murder during a fake police encounter.