Sirajul Haq seeks harsh punishment for SSP Rao Anwar

KARACHI: Appearing discontented over departmental action against SSP Rao Anwar, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Amir Sirajul Haq on Sunday said the justice to the family of slain youth from South Waziristan couldn’t be done with mere transfers and suspensions orders.

Addressing a press conference outside the residence of Naqeebullah here, the JI chief said the senior cop has been involved in numerous ‘fake’ encounters.

“424 people have been killed in 118 encounters in Karachi over past few months,” he claimed.

Calling upon the provincial government to pay its due heed in Naqeebullah’s murder, Haq demanded strict punishment to Anwar for a coldblooded murder of “guiltless labourer”.

“Murder and rapes are taking place across the country but encounters in Karachi are astonishing,” he noted.

On the occasion, he announced a grand jirga (public meeting) on January 31. “We give 10-day time to the Sindh government for action against the SSP responsible for killings of ‘guiltless people’,” he said.

Haq maintained that it’s a matter of humanity concerning the entire nation. “The brutal murder has not only outraged a single tribe [Mehsud tribe] but the entire nation,” he underlined.

Moreover, he appealed the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) to appoint a commission to probe into killing of 27-year-old Naseemullah, better known as Naqeebullah, for provision of justice to the deceased’s family.