KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal said on Tuesday that the provincial government will ensure accountability in Naqeebullah Mehsud case.
Talking to journalists, Siyal said that the Sindh government is not trying to save anyone and that former Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Rao Anwar’s association with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari is being showed in a bad light.
“Having a contact with someone doesn’t mean that we have given him a licence to kill,” said Sindh home minister.
Siyal also confirmed that he would pay a visit to families of Naqeebullah and Intezar, a 19-year-old allegedly killed by police guards, on Tuesday and that official investigation in Mehsud’s case will begin once the slain’s family registers an FIR – which is expected to be filed later today.
Naqeebullah Mehsud, a 27-year-old South Waziristan native, was gunned down in an alleged encounter on January 13 in Shah Latif town, while Intezar was killed after police Anti Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) officials opened fire on his vehicle on January 14.
Sindh home minister establishes committee to probe Naqeebullah’s alleged encounter
On orders of Siyal last week on Thursday, Inspector General (IG) Sindh AD Khawaja established a committee consisting of Inspector General Police (IGP) Counter-terrorism Department (CTD) Sanaullah Abbasi, DIG South and East to probe the alleged encounter.
Ex-SSP Rao was summoned by the committee and was later sacked from his post after evidences provided by him related to Naqeebullah’s criminal record and alleged links with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were deemed bogus by the probing unit.
On Monday, Rao Anwar failed to appear before the committee for a second inquiry session while early on Tuesday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) foiled the former SSP’s attempt to leave the country from Benazir International Airport.
The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has ordered hearing of Naqeebullah case on January 27.
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