Witnesses identify three policemen involved in Naqeebullah's murder

During an identification parade in the District Malir judicial magistrate’s court on Wednesday, two eye witnesses identified three policemen, who were allegedly involved in Naqeebullah Mehsud encounter.

The eye witnesses identified ASI Allahayar and policemen Mohammad Iqbal and Arshad Ali during the identification parade, local media reported. The witnesses also informed the court that the identified were in plain clothes at the time of abduction.

While the suspected cop Ali was identified as the driver of the car in which the men were taken in and driven to a police picket in Sachal. The two friends of Naqeebullah, who were taken along with him, were later released after giving bribes.

No tentative date for Rao Anwar’s arrest

While speaking to the reporters on Wednesday outside the Supreme Court, Inspector General of Sindh Police Allah Dino Khawaja said that he cannot give any certain date for apprehending former Malir Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Rao Anwar. The ex-SSP, who is wanted in the 'extrajudicial murder' case of Naqeebullah, still remains at large.

Naqeebullah, a 27-year-old native of Waziristan, was killed along with three other suspected terrorists on January 13, in an alleged encounter with a police team headed by Anwar. However, Naqeebullah’s family claimed that the deceased was innocent and was killed in a ‘fake’ encounter.