KARACHI: The family of late Naqeebullah Mehsud on Sunday demanded the Sindh government to arrest the associates of suspended Malir Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar.
Anwar is accused of the extrajudicial murder of Naqeebullah and three others, who were allegedly killed on his orders in a fake police encounter in Karachi on January 13.
The absconding SSP went into hiding in late January and was arrested on the orders of a three-member Supreme Court (SC) bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar, when he finally appeared in court on March 21.
Naqeebullah’s father, senior members of the Mehsud tribe, and family members of missing persons participated in the protest outside the Karachi Press Club on Sunday.
The protestors gave the government an ultimatum to punish Rao Anwar and his associates complicit in the murder of Naqeebullah, otherwise, they would protest outside the Chief Minister House and Governor House in Karachi.
“Why is Naqeeb’s killer being provided protocol?” asked one protester. “The government is attempting to influence the case,” said another.
People from different parts of the provincial metropolis arrived at the press club to take part in the demonstration.
They demanded from the authorities to recover the missing persons and present them before the court of law, while calling for “an end to unconstitutional arrests”.
They demanded transparent investigations into ‘fake shootouts’ conducted by the law enforcement authorities.
Participants of the protest alleged that the Sindh government and certain institutions were trying to influence investigations being carried out in connection with the Naqeebullah murder case, a practice they said should be stopped immediately.
The participants also called for an end to the transfers and postings of Anwar’s associates in Karachi’s Malir district.
