KARACHI – United States Blacklisted Former Malir Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Rao Anwar, for Human Rights Abuse and Allegedly Murdering Scores of People in Fake Encounters.
Anwar is Among 18 Individuals From Six Countries That the Trump Administration Has Imposed Economic Sanctions on for Suspected Human Rights Violations. Two Others Have Been Banned From Entering the Us, Including the Former Consul General of Saudi Arabia in Turkey for His Alleged Role in the Murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Tuesday’s Announcement Was Made in Connection With International Human Rights Day.
“Rao Anwar Was Reportedly Responsible for Staging Numerous Fake Police Encounters in Which Individuals Were Killed by Police, and Was Involved in Over 190 Police Encounters That Resulted in the Deaths of Over 400 People, Including the Murder of Naqeebullah Mehsood,” Read a Statement Issued by the Us Treasury Department.
It Said Anwar “helped to Lead a Network of Police and Criminal Thugs That Were Allegedly Responsible for Extortion, Land Grabbing, Narcotics, and Murder”.
The Sanctions Freeze the Us Assets of the 18 Designated Individuals and Prohibit Americans From Doing Business With Them.
“the United States Will Not Tolerate Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual Violence, Murder or Brutality Against Innocent Civilians,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Said in a Statement.
Other Designated Individuals Are Located in Burma, Libya, Slovakia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and South Sudan and Were Sanctioned for Their Roles in Serious Human Rights Abuse. Additionally, Six Entities Have Been Blacklisted for Being Owned or Controlled by One of the Aforementioned Individuals.
