Naqeeb murder case: FIA thwarts Rao Anwar's attempt to flee country

RAWALPINDI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday stopped former SSP Malir Rao Anwar, who is facing a probe into alleged extrajudicial killing of 27-year-old youth from South Waziristan, from leaving the country.

Quoting sources, ARY News reported, SSP Anwar tried to flee the country to avoid the investigation into the killing of Naqeebullah in an alleged fake encounter.

The police officer was to board a Dubai-bound flight at the Benazir International Airport, Islamabad but was barred by FIA officials from leaving the country.

A day earlier, Rao Anwar didn’t show up before an inquiry committee formed to probe the murder of Naeebullah, saying there was no use of appearing before a “one-sided inquiry.”

However, SSP Investigation Malir Abid Qaimkhani said the arrest orders for the police officer could be issued over his non-cooperation in the investigation.

On January 20, Inspector General of Police Sindh Allah Dino Khowaja suspended Anwar from his post on the recommendations of a three-member committee formed to investigate the killing of 27-year-old Naqeebullah Mehsud in an allegedly fake shootout.

On January 13, Rao Anwar had claimed to have shot dead four members of the defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in an encounter near Shah Latif Town in Karachi.

Family members of one of the killed terror suspects, Naqeebullah Mehsud, claimed that he was killed in a fake encounter, triggering widespread public outrage.

Who was Naqeebullah?

Naseemullah better known as Naqeebullah Mehsud was a 27-year-old from South Waziristan. He was recently killed in an alleged police encounter in Karachi.

Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Malir Rao Anwar was heading the police raiding team, which claimed to kill three terrorists in Karachi’s Shah Latif Town.

The SSP Malir said he has sufficient evidence that the slain youth was a terrorist but family members, relatives and friends remember him as a person who loved to take care of himself and wanted to become a model.

ARY News learnt that the handsome and well-dressed young man was fond of taking selfies and pictures and he wished to see his son as a Pakistan Army officer.

After going through his pictures one can see that he aspired to become a model.

What Naqeeb’s friends say?

Naqeeb had migrated along his family from Waziristan to Karachi. The money he used to earn through laborious work in a mill were mostly spent on his hair style and clothes, told his relative Noor Mehsud.

Noor said he was very sensitive about his hair style.

Naqeeb not only cared for his personal hair but he would also do his son’s hair in David Beckham style. Watching his videos and pictures doing rounds on social media one feels like he was a normal person just like many other men living in the megapolis and he knew how to enjoy his life.

Apart from a son, he has also left behind two daughters.

People are raising questions on social media along posting his beautiful pictures asking whether a terrorist looks like this.