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December 12, 2020
LONDON: Britain has slapped a travel ban and economic sanctions on former Karachi police officer Rao Anwar Ahmed Khan and 64 other individuals and three entities for being allegedly involved in gross human rights abuses.
Speaking to The News, a spokesman for Foreign and Commonwealth office confirmed that “Anwar Ahmad Khan: Former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Malir District, Karachi” has been sanctioned. Anwar has been added to the list on suspicions of being allegedly behind 190 staged police encounters that led to more than 400 deaths in Karachi, including the murder of Naqeebullah Mehsud in 2018.
The Foreign Office said Anwar Ahmed Khan and former president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, are facing sanctions for historical human rights violations. In the designated list, Anwar appears at number 59. The UK government explained that he has been slapped with sanctions which include assets freeze and travel ban to the UK. These sanctions give
Rao Anwar slapped with travel ban, asset freeze by UK for human rights violations
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The British government has imposed travel and financial sanctions on Rao Anwar
Rao Anwar was allegedly involved in 190 police encounters that resulted in the deaths of over 400 people
Sanctions give the UK powers to stop those involved in serious human rights abuses and violations from entering the country, channelling money through UK banks, or profiting from its economy
LONDON: The British government on Thursday slapped a travel ban and economic sanctions on former Karachi police officer Rao Anwar Ahmed Khan for being involved in gross human rights abuses like torture and murder including the killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud in 2018.
UK slaps sanctions on former SSP Rao Anwar
Pakistan
The British government imposes a travel ban on Rao Anwar
The British government also orders the freezing of Anwar s assets
The United States had already slapped sanctions on him last year for massive human rights violations
LONDON: The British government on Thursday decided to impose a travel restriction on Former Malir SSP Rao Anwar for human rights abuses.
The British government also ordered the freezing of Rao Anwar assets.
Speaking to Geo News, a spokesman of UK s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which issued the list, confirmed that “Anwar Ahmad Khan: Former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Malir District, Karachi” has been sanctioned.
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