Report declar­es murder of Naqeeb­ullah and others 'extraj­udicia­l killin­gs'; says weapon­s were plante­d on the victim­sKARACHI: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday dismissed five cases against Naqeebullah Mehsud and three other men who were killed in a ‘staged’ police encounter in Karachi. The ATC decision came in light of an inquiry report that dismissed allegations levelled by SSP Anwar that Naqeebullah, Sabir, Nazar Jan and Ishaq were Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants. The inquiry team probing the extrajudicial killing found that the Waziristan native was killed in a ‘staged’ encounter on January 13, 2018. The Supreme Court of Pakistan took a suo motu notice of the matter and summoned Anwar – who went underground. On January 23, 2018, Anwar was caught by immigration officials at the Islamabad airport trying to board a Dubai-bound flight.

Source: The Express Tribune January 24, 2019 11:31 UTC