Top Story December 12, 2020 LONDON: Britain has slapped a travel ban and economic sanctions on former Karachi police officer Rao Anwar Ahmed Khan and 64 other individuals and three entities for being allegedly involved in gross human rights abuses. Speaking to The News, a spokesman for Foreign and Commonwealth office confirmed that “Anwar Ahmad Khan: Former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Malir District, Karachi” has been sanctioned. Anwar has been added to the list on suspicions of being allegedly behind 190 staged police encounters that led to more than 400 deaths in Karachi, including the murder of Naqeebullah Mehsud in 2018. The Foreign Office said Anwar Ahmed Khan and former president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, are facing sanctions for historical human rights violations. In the designated list, Anwar appears at number 59. The UK government explained that he has been slapped with sanctions which include assets freeze and travel ban to the UK. These sanctions give the UK powers to stop those accused of serious human rights abuses and violations from entering the country, channelling money through UK banks, or “profiting from our economy”.