KARACHI: Father and the family of late Naqeebullah Mehsud demanded from the Sindh Government to arrest the associates of suspended SSP Malir Rao Anwar.

Naqeebullah's father, senior members of Mehsud tribe, and family members of 'missing persons' were protesting here outside the Karachi Press Club on Sunday.

Rao Anwar is accused of extrajudicial murder of Naqeebullah and three others, who were allegedly killed on his orders in a fake police encounter in Karachi on January 13.

Rao Anwar was arrested on the orders of a three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Justice Saqib Nisar when he finally appeared in the court on March 21, after absconding in the case since late January.

The protesters demanded from the authorities to recover the 'missing persons' and present them before the court of law, calling for "an end to unnecessary arrests".

They demanded transparent investigations into 'fake shootouts' conducted by law enforcement authorities.

They also called for an end to the transfers and postings of associates of Rao Anwar in Karachi's Malir district.

On April 6, the former SSP filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s March 21 judgment ordering constitution of a five-member Joint Investigation Team under Sindh Additional Inspector General Aftab Pathan.