KARACHI, JAN 29 (DNA) – The Sindh government on Monday issued a notification, suspending the service of a police officer who is involved in killing an aspiring model in an ‘encounter’ in Karachi.

“With the approval of chief minister Sindh, the services of former SSP Malir district, Anwar Ahmed and former SP Investigation-II, East Zone, Muhammad Altaf Sarwar Malik are placed under suspension with immediate effect,” a notification issued on by the chief secretary, Sindh.

Rao Anwar is accused killing of an aspiring social media model, Naqeebullah Mehsud , in a controversial shootout earlier this month. Anwar had maintained that Mehsud was a militant belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, without providing evidence to support the claim. He went into hiding when an investigation found Mehsud to be innocent and said the shootout was staged.

The Supreme Court has given Sindh police three days to arrest the absconding officer who remains at large.

Anwar gained prominence in recent years for several shootouts with alleged terrorists in which neither him nor any of his team members were hurt.

Naqeebullah Mehsud, from Waziristan and a father of three, was the latest victim of Anwar’s last shootout.