{"id":309218,"date":"2023-01-24T08:15:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T03:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=309218"},"modified":"2023-01-24T08:15:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T03:15:37","slug":"atc-acquits-rao-anwar-others-in-naqeebullah-murder-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/atc-acquits-rao-anwar-others-in-naqeebullah-murder-case\/","title":{"rendered":"ATC acquits Rao Anwar, others in Naqeebullah murder case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecution failed to submit sufficient evidence against Anwar and the others, says court<br \/>\n KARACHI<br \/>\nAn anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on Monday acquitted all accused, including former Malir SSP Rao Anwar, in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case.<br \/>\nThe special court announced the verdict in the Naqeebullah murder case, which was registered on January 23, 2018, after five years.<br \/>\nMore than 90 witnesses were included in the trial challan and statements of 51 witnesses were recorded. Out of these, seven prosecution witnesses deviated from the statements earlier given to the police.<br \/>\nThe court stated that the prosecution had failed to submit sufficient evidence against Anwar and the other accused persons.<br \/>\nThe ATC further added that call records and geo-fencing of the crime scene failed to prove the presence of Anwar and others at the spot where the alleged shootout took place.<br \/>\nSpeaking to a private TV channel after the verdict was announced, Anwar said \u201cfake allegations\u201d against him were proven false today.<br \/>\nFollowing the verdict, lawyer Jibran Nasir, representing the legal heirs of Naqeebullah, stated on social media that the family would appeal the judgement before the high court.<br \/>\nNaqeebullah Mehsud, a young aspiring fashion model from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Waziristan, was killed on January 13, 2018, in Karachi during a fake encounter allegedly staged by Anwar.<br \/>\nThe then Malir SSP, along with his around two dozen subordinates, had been charged with the killing four innocent civilians, including Naqeeb, dubbed as terrorists.<br \/>\nEarlier this month, the ATC reserved its judgment in the Naqeebullah murder case as both sides presented their final arguments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecution failed to submit sufficient evidence against Anwar and the others, says court KARACHI An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on Monday acquitted all accused, including former Malir SSP Rao Anwar, in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case. 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