Dear Judge,
Rao cannot come to court today for his murder trial. He is sick.
/signed/ Rao's Mother
[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...
adjourned the hearing of the Naqeebullah murder case until May 14 after former Malir SSP Rao Anwar ‐ Sindh’s so-called 'encounter specialist' ‐ failed to appear before the court.
At the last hearing, the court had sent Anwar to prison on judicial remand until May 2 (today). The former SSP, 11 of his detained subordinates and 14 absconders are accused of abducting Naqeebullah for ransom and later killing him, along with three other detainees, in a staged encounter in Malir on January 13.
The accused cops had initially dubbed the murder an 'encounter' against myrmidons.
Instead of Anwar, a health certificate declaring that the official had fallen ill was presented before the judge at today's hearing. The court, expressing its displeasure on Anwar's absence, directed the police officials to produce him at the next hearing. The judge warned that the doctor who issued the health certificate for Anwar could be summoned to the court if Anwar is not brought on May 14.