ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (INP): The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Rao Anwar's application seeking removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).

A three-judge bench of apex court headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar was hearing the plea filed by the former SSP of Karachi's Malir district who is accused of killing hundreds of people in fake encounters.

[timed-content-server show="01/11/2019 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]The former SSP had sought removal of his name from the ECL to perform Umrah in Sauid Arabia and meet his family. The officer requested the apex court to order the trial court to regulate his movement abroad after removing his name from the ECL. Dismissing the petition, Chief Justice Nisar said Rao Anwar’s passport should be confiscated. The chief justice told the lawyer who represented the former SSP to ask his family to meet him in Pakistan. The top judge said the suspect might be considering transferring money abroad. The officer was taken into custody days after being accused of killing Naqeebullah Mehsud last year. The killing sparked countrywide protest , with human rights organizations demanding his removal and action against the officer. Posting a picture with Naqeebullah Mehsud's father and his daughters Alina and Nyla, rights activits Jibran Nasir said on Twitter that the chief justice dismissed Rao Anwar's application and expressed extreme displeasure on learning how the former SSP has been facilitated over the past one year INP/AJ[/timed-content-server]