Sindh cabinet decides to make judicial commission's report on Mir Raza's murder public

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Siddiqui, T. (2026, October 20). Sindh cabinet decides to make judicial commission's report on Mir Raza's murder public. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2038528/sindh-cabinet-decides-to-make-judicial-commissions-report-on-mir-razas-murder-public

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Dawn · collected 2026-10-20 · by Tahir Siddiqui

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The Sindh cabinet decided to make public the report on businessman Mir Raza Ali’s murder investigation, prepared by a judicial commission. The decision was made during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and involves uploading the report on the provincial home department's website while also providing a copy to the aggrieved family. A four-member sub-committee has been formed to ensure implementation of the report’s recommendations.
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On October 20, 2026, the Sindh cabinet in Karachi decided to make public the report prepared by a judicial commission investigating the murder of businessman Mir Raza Ali. The decision was made during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, and the report will be uploaded on the provincial home department's website. Additionally, a copy will be provided to Mir Raza's family. The four-member sub-committee tasked with ensuring the implementation of the report includes Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar, Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah, Labour Minister Saeed Ghani, and the Sindh advocate general. The judicial inquiry, headed by Justice Omar Sial from the Sindh High Court (SHC), examined 49 witnesses over 15 hearings before handing over its findings in seven sealed envelopes to the provincial government.

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🔮 The statement said the judicial inquiry report, which was presented in seven separate sealed envelopes, will be uploaded on the website of the provincial home department on Tuesday, while a copy will also be provided to the aggrieved family.
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KARACHI Labour Local Government SHC Sindh

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Sindh GPE · 5× KARACHI GPE · 2× SHC ORG · 2× Labour ORG · 1× Local Government ORG · 1× Mir Raza Ali PERSON · 1× Murad Ali Shah PERSON · 1× Nasir Hussain Shah PERSON · 1× Shah PERSON · 1× Ziaul Hassan Lanjar PERSON · 1×

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Besides examining 49 witnesses and available record, the commission had also sent questionnaires to Karachi police chief Azad Khan, head of current investigation team DIG Amir Farooqui and DIG East Farrukh Lanjar after dismissing an application of aggrieved family to summon the senior police officers to testify before the commission.
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🔮 The statement said the judicial inquiry report, which was presented in seven separate sealed envelopes, will be uploaded on the website of the provincial home department on Tuesday, while a copy will also be provided to the aggrieved family.

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The Sindh cabinet on Tuesday decided to make the report prepared by a judicial commission formed to investigate the circumstances and possible negligence in businessman Mir Raza Ali’s murder investigation public. asserted
report → decide → investigation
According to a handout issued by the Sindh chief minister’s spokesperson, the decision was taken during a meeting chaired by CM Murad Ali Shah. uncertain
decision → accord → Shah
The statement said the judicial inquiry report, which was presented in seven separate sealed envelopes, will be uploaded on the website of the provincial home department on Tuesday, while a copy will also be provided to the aggrieved family. asserted
copy → say → family
Further, CM Shah also constituted a four-member sub-committee to ensure the implementation of the report. asserted
Shah → constitute → report
The committee comprises Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar, Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah, Labour Minister Saeed Ghani and the Sindh advocate general. asserted
committee → comprise → Lanjar
Last week, the commission, headed by Justice Omar Sial of the Sindh High Court (SHC), had handed over the sealed report to the provincial government after examining 49 witnesses during 15 hearings. asserted
commission → head → hearings
The inquiry report along with associated documents was handed over to focal person of the provincial government and additional secretary of home department Javed Ahmed Abro by registrar of the commission Abdul Majid on the premises of the SHC. asserted
report → associate → SHC
After receiving the record, Abro told reporters that he would hand over the sealed report along with other record to the provincial government and it was the prerogative of the government to decide whether the inquiry report was to be brought into the public domain or otherwise. asserted
report → receive → domain
In August the provincial government formed the commission, which was tasked with making recommendations for further investigation and forensic analysis or legal/departmental action and it was required to submit its findings and recommendations to the Sindh government within 30 days. asserted
it → form → days
However, the commission had struggled to meet its deadline and sent an application last month to the Sindh government for an extension in its tenure till Oct 15. asserted
commission → struggle → Oct
Therefore, the provincial cabinet granted an extension. asserted
cabinet → grant → extension
Besides examining 49 witnesses and available record, the commission had also sent questionnaires to Karachi police chief Azad Khan, head of current investigation team DIG Amir Farooqui and DIG East Farrukh Lanjar after dismissing an application of aggrieved family to summon the senior police officers to testify before the commission. asserted
commission → examine → commission
The 25-year-old businessman and Institute of Business Administration graduate had gone missing on July 28 after leaving his home in PECHS and his body with gunshot wounds was found a day later in bushes in a Gulistan-i-Jauhar’s locality. asserted
body → go → locality
Initially, the police built the case around suicide on the basis of the first autopsy, which indicated a bullet entry wound on the chest, and by pointing out business losses and money borrowed by the victim. asserted
which → build → victim
However, police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed had disputed the findings of the first post-mortem conducted by medico-legal officer Dr Osama Sheikh. asserted
Syed → dispute → Sheikh
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