Fugitive Police Officer Arrested After Appearing in Islamabad Court Over Alleged Role in Killing

<p>Rao Anwar, the former senior superintendent of police of Karachi, was arrested after appearing at a hearing at the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad on March 21, having evaded law agencies since late January.</p><p>Pakistani media described Anwar</a> as the chief suspect in the killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud, who was shot by police in a January incident that was initially described as a shootout. Subsequent investigations found</a> that the deceased had no militant tendencies and had not fired a weapon at the police, according to Dawn.com</a>.</p><p>Anwar was removed from his post on the findings of the investigations and tried to leave the country</a> on January 23 before going into hiding</a>, Dawn said, until his appearance and arrest on March 21. Credit: Zubair Ali Khan via Storyful</p><br />