PESHAWAR: The Sindh police have sought help of their counterparts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in tracing the relatives of Naqeebullah Mehsud for recording their statements.

The relatives of Naqeebullah, who was killed in a fake encounter in Karachi, are residing in Makeen area of North Waziristan Agency, according to a statement issued from the KP central police office here.

In this connection, Additional IG Counter-Terrorism Department, Sindh, Sanaullah Abbasi has formally requested the KP police for helping in tracing and recoding the statements of father and brother of Naqeebullah. It is worth mentioning here that the regional police officer has been tasked with arranging the safe travel of the father and brother of Naqeebullah to Karachi.

Published in Dawn, January 22nd, 2018

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