[DAWN] An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
granted bail to former Malir SSP Rao Anwar on Friday in the case against him for filing a fake first information report (FIR) against Naqeebullah Mehsud.
This is the second case in which Anwar was granted bail. Earlier, on July 10, the tainted cop had been granted bail in the case concerning the extrajudicial killing of Wazoo native Mehsud and three others in Karachi.
Anwar had filed an FIR against Mehsud and three others ‐ all killed in a staged encounter ‐ for possession of explosives and illegal weapons. A joint investigation team (JIT) had later found that the four had been falsely implicated, with the court later ruling that Mehsud had no holy warrior tendencies.
Two FIRs were then filed against Anwar ‐ one by the police and other by Mehsud's father ‐ for falsely implicating Mehsud.
The court today ordered Anwar to be released on bail, asking him to submit a surety bond worth Rs1 million.
Salahuddin Panhwar, the counsel for Mehsud's father, said that they had already informed the court that they will not be participating in the case's proceedings until the matter is pending in the Sindh High Court (SHC).