Police have arrested a close aide of former SSP Rao Anwar, ex-DSP Qamar Zaman, days after the extrajudicial killing of Waziristan youth Naqeebullah in Karachi. Rao Anwar’s aide, former DSP Qamar Ahmed, arrested in KarachiSubsequently, the team detained DSP Qamar as he failed to satisfy the interrogators. However, the SP was allowed to leave, on the condition that he would provide details of each and every police encounter during Anwar’s tenure. SP Sarwar and DSP Qamar are considered closed to SSP Anwar and have remained posted to Malir for a lengthy amount of time. With these three latest arrests, the number of arrests made in connection with the Naqeebullah killing has risen to 11.

Source: The Express Tribune February 20, 2018 07:50 UTC