KARACHI: Five years after the gruesome killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud in what was largely believed to be a staged encounter on the outskirts of Karachi, Malir s former senior superintendent of.
Weapons and empties did not match, forensic expert testifies in court
July 9, 2021
A forensic expert testified in an anti-terrorism court on Thursday that the weapons taken from policemen accused of murdering Naqeebullah Mehsud in extrajudicial custody did not match with the bullet empties recovered from the crime scene.
According to the prosecution, 27-year-old Naqeebullah, whose real name was Naseemullah Mehsud, was killed along with three others, Sabir, Nazar Jan and Ishaq, in a fake encounter on the outskirts of the city in Shah Latif Town on January 13, 2018, by then SSP Malir Rao Anwar and his team.
The official who conducted forensic examinations on case properties was presented as a witness in the court to testify on his report. He deposed that the empties provided to him by the investigation officer did not match the weapons seized from the accused. The judge recorded his statement and directed him to appear again on the next hearing on July 15 for cross examination by
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