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Pakistan's legal, judicial landscape needs to restore confidence of ordina
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Muhammad Amir Rana, writing in an editorial in Dawn, highlighted the case of Sarfraz Shah, shot by paramilitary forces in 2011 and another case of Rao Anwar, a police officer accused of killing over 400 people in fake encounters, who was acquitted in the high-profile Naqibullah murder case.
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Pashtuns subject to extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances in Pak
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Despite unprecedented efforts of the Pashtun community to bring justice to Mehsud, his killers were scot-free in an extremely dubious legal proceeding. Rao's acquittal is another example of how the Pakistani state authorities, including the judiciary, brazenly discriminate against the minori
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Pashtun activists stage protests across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against Rao Anw
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Deeply angered over the acquittal of former Senior Superintendent Rao Anwar in the Naqeebullah Mehsud's murder case, the members of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) staged protests across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn reported on Thursday.
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Pashtun community fights for equal rights and dignity in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
So-called "encounter killings" are common in Pakistan. Rights groups say when police lack enough evidence for a court conviction, they extrajudicially kill suspects.
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'Pakistan has turned into prison state, needs to reform its judicial syste
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Pakistan is fast turning into a prison state and there is a dire need to reform its judicial system even as the raidly increasing number of extra-judicial killings raises serious questions about its justice delivery mechanism.
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UK places travel ban on ex-Pakistan police officer Rao Anwar, freezes his
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 12 (ANI): The United Kingdom has placed a travel ban on former Pakistan police officer Rao Anwar and frozen his assets under Sanctions Act.
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Voice of Karachi hails U.S. decision to blacklist Pak police officer Rao A
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The US-based advocacy group, the Voice of Karachi (VoK) has welcomed the US Treasury Department's decision to blacklist Pakistan's "encounter specialist" Rao Anwar for his involvement in human rights abuses and has termed the decision a historic step in s
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US blacklists Pak cop Rao Anwar for corruption, serious human rights abuse
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The United States has blacklisted former Karachi police officer Rao Anwar for "serious human rights abuses" during his term as Senior Superintendent Police for allegedly killing dozens of innocent people including Waziristan native Naqeebullah Mehsud in "
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Naqeebullah murder: 2 Pak cops granted bail
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jul 28 (ANI): Two accused police officers - sub-inspector Muhammad Yaseen and ASI (assistant sub-inspector of police) Sapurd Hussain were granted bail by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday in connection to the murder of Naqeebullah Mehsud.
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Pak cop granted bail in Naqeebullah murder
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Tuesday granted bail to former senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Malir district in Pakistan, Rao Anwar in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case.
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Naqeebullah murder: Verdict on Pak cop's bail plea likely today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): An anti-terrorism court in Karachi, hearing the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case, is likely to announce its verdict on Thursday on the bail plea of former senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Malir district in Pakistan, Rao Anwar.
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Naqeebullah murder: Pak cop's bail plea hearing underway
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 04 (ANI): An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Wednesday resumed hearing of the bail plea of former senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Malir district in Pakistan, Rao Anwar, who is an accused in the extra-judicial killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud.
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