ATC reprimands police officials for failure to arrest absconders in Naqebullah case.

KARACHI -- An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on Wednesday reprimanded police officials for their failure to produce absconders before the court in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case.

During today's hearing, the court questioned the law enforcement authorities if it had the means to ensure that it could arrest the absconders in the case.

The court had declared SHO Shoaib shooter, Amanullah Marwat as absconders in the case. While, the main suspect in the case former SSP Malir Rao Anwar is out on bail.

The court also ordered the DIG East to personally appear before the court on February 20 and explain the police's failure to arrest the absconders.

Since the beginning of the trial in March last year, the court has so far heard six witnesses. The father of the slain youth, Muhammad Khan, who had lodged the complainant, passed away recently.

Before his death, he had expressed his distrust in the judicial system and the authorities, as he had allegedly been receiving death threats for pursuing the case.

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