KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday rejected bail petitions of the accused policemen named in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case. The SHC announced the verdict that was reserved earlier, after hearing arguments from both sides. In its ruling, the SHC has further directed the trial court to pass a verdict in the case within three months. A bench of the apex court headed by the former chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar had rejected Rao Anwar’s plea. Family members of one of the killed suspects, Naqeebullah Mehsud, claimed that he was killed in a fake encounter, triggering widespread public outrage.

Source: Pakistan Today January 24, 2020 07:41 UTC