Zardari defends Rao Anwar, calls him ‘brave kid’

[Kabira]

KARACHI: Amid reports that absconding police officer Rao Anwar enjoyed his blessing, former president Asif Ali Zardari put his weight behind the suspended SSP on Friday when he contested a police report that held him responsible for 444 extrajudicial killings in alleged encounters.

In an interview with a private television channel, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party said Rao Anwar was a “brave kid” and he was the only one among 54 SHOs who had carried out an operation against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement during the second tenure of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

Mr Zardari offered anchor Nasim Zehra of 24News to look around and check for herself when she asked in a lighter vein where his government had hidden Rao Anwar.

“Rao Anwar is among those brave kids who survived while fighting [against] MQM. There were 54 SHOs who were [involved] in the operations [carried out under the supervision] of Gen Babar [the then interior minister]. Fifty-three of them were killed and this is the boy who survived.”

When the MQM returned to power Rao Anwar went underground, the PPP co-chairman said.

He interrupted the anchor when she said the officer was involved in 444 extrajudicial killings in ‘encounters’. “This is merely talk... Why 440 petitions [against him] are in courts,” he asked.

He said the Sindh government had not submitted the report to the Supreme Court that said Rao Anwar was involved in 444 extrajudicial killings. He said the Sindh police had filed the report and the inspector general of police was appointed by the apex court and not the chief minister.

The former president maintained that the report against Rao Anwar was a result of grouping within the police.

Without mentioning the Naqeebullah Mehsud killing case, he said the issue had been sensationalised by media, “Twitter and other social media brigade” and “that doesn’t necessarily mean that it is a fact”.

When the anchor pointed out that it was a joke that an absconding police officer was freely contacting people on WhatsApp, he said the officer did not call him on WhatsApp.

“Not you... he called Sindh IG,” the anchor said.

Mr Zardari said the IGP should have asked intelligence agencies to trace that call.

When asked if the apex court did the right thing by keeping A.D. Khowaja as Sindh IG, the former president said: “That’s controversial. Supreme Court is already very controversial... I don’t want to go there.”

Published in Dawn, February 17th, 2018
https://www.dawn.com/news/1389974/zardari-defends-rao-anwar-calls-him-brave-kid

 

[My-Analogous]

KARACHI: Amid reports that absconding police officer Rao Anwar enjoyed his blessing, former president Asif Ali Zardari put his weight behind the suspended SSP on Friday when he contested a police report that held him responsible for 444 extrajudicial killings in alleged encounters.

In an interview with a private television channel, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party said Rao Anwar was a “brave kid” and he was the only one among 54 SHOs who had carried out an operation against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement during the second tenure of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

Mr Zardari offered anchor Nasim Zehra of 24News to look around and check for herself when she asked in a lighter vein where his government had hidden Rao Anwar.

“Rao Anwar is among those brave kids who survived while fighting [against] MQM. There were 54 SHOs who were [involved] in the operations [carried out under the supervision] of Gen Babar [the then interior minister]. Fifty-three of them were killed and this is the boy who survived.”

When the MQM returned to power Rao Anwar went underground, the PPP co-chairman said.

He interrupted the anchor when she said the officer was involved in 444 extrajudicial killings in ‘encounters’. “This is merely talk... Why 440 petitions [against him] are in courts,” he asked.

He said the Sindh government had not submitted the report to the Supreme Court that said Rao Anwar was involved in 444 extrajudicial killings. He said the Sindh police had filed the report and the inspector general of police was appointed by the apex court and not the chief minister.

The former president maintained that the report against Rao Anwar was a result of grouping within the police.

Without mentioning the Naqeebullah Mehsud killing case, he said the issue had been sensationalised by media, “Twitter and other social media brigade” and “that doesn’t necessarily mean that it is a fact”.

When the anchor pointed out that it was a joke that an absconding police officer was freely contacting people on WhatsApp, he said the officer did not call him on WhatsApp.

“Not you... he called Sindh IG,” the anchor said.

Mr Zardari said the IGP should have asked intelligence agencies to trace that call.

When asked if the apex court did the right thing by keeping A.D. Khowaja as Sindh IG, the former president said: “That’s controversial. Supreme Court is already very controversial... I don’t want to go there.”

Published in Dawn, February 17th, 2018
https://www.dawn.com/news/1389974/zardari-defends-rao-anwar-calls-him-brave-kid

Now everyone knows that this dog belongs to whom

 

[Verve]

There is no difference between Nawaz and Zardari ... both are the same on the inside - corrupt to the core!

 

[El Sidd]

Interesting analysis by the former President of Pakistan Asif.

 

[python-000]

now this clearly indicates that whats going on with Karachi & the people of Karachi,The Biggest city of Pakistan.

 

[notorious_eagle]

He is correct on one count, that MQM eliminated almost every Police Officer that was involved in the Karachi Operation. After the operation was over, MQM built a list of names of all the Police Officers that took part in the operation. Hit squads were assembled that were trained by RAW, and slowly all these Police Officers were eliminated.

 

[One Man Think Tank]

He is correct on one count, that MQM eliminated almost every Police Officer that was involved in the Karachi Operation. After the operation was over, MQM built a list of names of all the Police Officers that took part in the operation. Hit squads were assembled that were trained by RAW, and slowly all these Police Officers were eliminated.

Any proof to back your claims ?

 

[notorious_eagle]

Any proof to back your claims ?

Where are all those Police Officers? Did a farishta come down from heaven and magically eliminate those Police Officers that took part in the Operation against MQM. Off course nobody dared touch the Army Officers or Rangers that took part in the operation, but the vulnerable Police Officers were eliminated.

 

[airmarshal]

This shows Rao Anwar is his son of a bitch and he's hiding somewhere secure under his supervision.

Any proof to back your claims ?

Remember SHO Bahadur Ali?

He was killed in a very skilled manner by MQM target killers. All police officers who were transferred out of Karachi after successful 1996 operation were transferred back to Karachi by Nawaz Sharif as favor to MQM. He also paid MQM billions of rupees from Pakistani exchequer (not from his pocket of course), as compensation for the killed MQM terrorists. Then the turkey shoot began. Each one of the police officers were killed by MQM.

 

[One Man Think Tank]

Where are all those Police Officers? Did a farishta come down from heaven and magically eliminate those Police Officers that took part in the Operation against MQM. Off course nobody dared touch the Army Officers or Rangers that took part in the operation, but the vulnerable Police Officers were eliminated.

People always pretend to be historian or a detective without even knowing the facts and usually say what they are being told by their taya k mama k chachay k larkay . The Rao Anwaar you're talking about has killed hundreds innocent of Urdu speakers who were never affiliated with MQM or any other party . Your don't even know the dynamics of karachi nor you can ever understand it

This shows Rao Anwar is his son of a bitch and he's hiding somewhere secure under his supervision.



Remember SHO Bahadur Ali?

He was killed in a very skilled manner by MQM target killers. All police officers who were transferred out of Karachi after successful 1996 operation were transferred back to Karachi by Nawaz Sharif as favor to MQM. He also paid MQM billions of rupees from Pakistani exchequer (not from his pocket of course), as compensation for the killed MQM terrorists. Then the turkey shoot began. Each one of the police officers were killed by MQM.

Bahadur Ali was one of the type of Rao Anwaar , he was famous for his torture cells and used to dump people into jungle near New Karachi Police station where he was posted and nobody ever questioned him for his atrocities

 

[notorious_eagle]

People always pretend to be historian or a detective without even knowing the facts and usually say what they are being told by their taya k mama k chachay k larkay . The Rao Anwaar you're talking about has killed hundreds innocent of Urdu speakers who were never affiliated with MQM or any other party . Your don't even know the dynamics of karachi nor you can ever understand it

Not saying at all that Rao Anwar is an angel, he is a rogue cop that deserves a bullet in the head. I didn't say anything about Rao Anwar at all.

But you cannot deny the fact that all the Police Officers that were involved in the Operation against MQM were murdered extrajudicially by MQM's Terrorist Wing. You don't need to be a historian to know that MQM has always been a terrorist organization, and this is proof in itself that they killed every Police Officer that was involved in the Operation in Karachi. They knew that Police Officers were easy to kill, and that's why they didn't dare raise a hand on the Rangers or the Army that conducted most of the operation.

Bahadur Ali was one of the type of Rao Anwaar , he was famous for his torture cells and used to dump people into jungle near New Karachi Police station where he was posted and nobody ever questioned him for his atrocities

That's exactly what @airmarshal is saying. Bahadur Ali was extrajudicially murdered by MQM Terrorist Wing, no matter how evil this man was.

 

[newb3e]

Zardari is spiting on justice system and LEA by owning Rao Anwar he knows he is untouchable!!!

Police Army judiciary system all are paid pets of Mr Zardari!

 

[Fledgingwings]

Brothers in many crimes.