NA body summons Punjab police chief over Hina Javed murder case

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The Newspaper's Staff Reporter. (2026, October 24). NA body summons Punjab police chief over Hina Javed murder case. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2039315/na-body-summons-punjab-police-chief-over-hina-javed-murder-case

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The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control has called for a briefing by Punjab police officials regarding the investigation into the murder of Hina Javed scheduled for Thursday, October 29, at Parliament House in Islamabad. The meeting will focus on updates from the investigation which includes DNA evidence linking her domestic servant to the crime scene. Meanwhile, Hina Javed’s family continues to express doubt about the impartiality of the police investigation and calls for a judicial commission to further probe the murder case.
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On October 29, 2026, The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control in Pakistan will meet to discuss the investigation into the alleged brutal murder of Hina Javed. Punjab police officials including the IGP, RPO, CPO Rawalpindi, SSP Investigation, and additional IG of the Crime Control Department (CCD) are summoned to brief committee members on the latest developments in this high-profile case. The Punjab government has also established a three-member high-powered committee to review the investigation, with Hina Javed's husband and domestic servant currently under judicial remand at Adiala Jail.

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🔮 The police officials will brief committee members on the latest developments in the high-profile murder case.
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CCD Punjab RAWALPINDI The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control the Crime Control Department

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RAWALPINDI GPE · 4× Hina Javed’s PERSON · 3× CCD ORG · 2× Hina Javed PERSON · 2× Punjab GPE · 2× Islamabad GPE · 1× Lahore GPE · 1× Sohail Chatta PERSON · 1× The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control ORG · 1× the Crime Control Department ORG · 1×

Narrative

The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control has summoned the Punjab inspector general of police (IGP), regional police officer (RPO), city police officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, SSP Investigation and additional inspector general of the Crime Control Department (CCD) to brief it on the investigation into the alleged brutal murder of Hina Javed.
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🔮 The police officials will brief committee members on the latest developments in the high-profile murder case.

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The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control has summoned the Punjab inspector general of police (IGP), regional police officer (RPO), city police officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, SSP Investigation and additional inspector general of the Crime Control Department (CCD) to brief it on the investigation into the alleged brutal murder of Hina Javed. asserted
Committee → summon → Javed
The committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 2pm in the committee room at Parliament House, Islamabad. asserted
meeting → schedule → House
The police officials will brief committee members on the latest developments in the high-profile murder case. asserted
officials → brief → case
The Punjab government has also formed a three-member high-powered committee to review the investigation into Hina Javed’s murder. asserted
government → form → murder
Her husband and domestic servant have been placed on judicial remand at Adiala Jail in connection with the case. asserted
husband → place → case
The committee has already visited Rawalpindi, questioned the deceased woman’s husband and domestic servant at Adiala Jail, met her family and inspected the crime scene. asserted
committee → visit → scene
The panel comprises Additional IG CCD Sohail Chatta, DIG Lahore Shoaib Khurram Janbaz and SSP Investigation Rawalpindi Saifullah. asserted
panel → comprise → Chatta
According to the postmortem and DNA report analysis, evidence collected during the investigation indicated that Hina Javed had been brutally tortured. uncertain
Javed → accord → investigation
The report noted blue marks on her hands and arms and a 27-centimetre-deep wound on her neck. asserted
report → note → neck
The report also stated that DNA collected from bloodstains, bedsheets allegedly used in the strangulation, a door lock and a door handle matched the DNA of the domestic servant. uncertain
DNA → state → servant
Evidence collected for DNA testing included swabs from the deceased’s left-hand fingernails, samples taken from her body and pieces of cloth from a bedsheet bearing suspected bloodstains and spermatozoa. asserted
Evidence → collect → bloodstains
According to the report, the samples matched the domestic worker’s blood. uncertain
samples → accord → blood
A reddish piece of carpet bearing suspected stains was also recovered from the southeastern bedroom of the apartment where the crime occurred. asserted
crime → bear → apartment
The report said the stains matched the blood and sperm attributed to Zeeshan Arshad. asserted
stains → say → Arshad
The investigation has focused on the domestic servant’s alleged involvement, with the reported DNA findings forming part of the evidence under examination. asserted
findings → focus → examination
Meanwhile, Hina Javed’s family has again expressed mistrust in the Rawalpindi police investigation and the claims made by the CCD chief, demanding the formation of a judicial commission to probe the murder. uncertain
family → express → murder
The family has alleged that police are protecting the main accused while holding the domestic servant responsible for the crime. asserted
servant → allege → crime
The initial postmortem examination and police report stated that Hina Javed’s body was found in the washroom of her apartment with signs of torture, including a strangulation mark around her neck, an injury below her right lip and bleeding from her nose. asserted
body → state → nose
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