{"id":3456,"date":"2026-10-28T22:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3456"},"modified":"2026-10-28T22:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:03:56","slug":"mir-raza-case-sindh-government-notifies-jit-to-probe-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3456","title":{"rendered":"Mir Raza case: Sindh government notifies JIT to probe murder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Sindh government on Wednesday notified a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the murder of Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali, acting on the recommendation of a judicial commission.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sindh Home Department issued the notification after Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah approved the team\u2019s formation. DIG West Irfan Ali Baloch has been named convener.<\/p>\n

The JIT includes representatives of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Rangers and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA).<\/p>\n

FIR 795\/2026 has been handed to the team. It will investigate the charges of murder, abduction and destruction of evidence. It will also review the investigative aspects identified by the inquiry commission.<\/p>\n

The JIT has been told to collect all physical, forensic and digital evidence in the case. Mobile phones, an Apple Watch, iCloud and social media accounts will undergo forensic analysis. The team will also examine Mir Raza Ali\u2019s cryptocurrency and Binance accounts.<\/p>\n

The team must identify those responsible and submit a report and challan in court. The Sindh government has directed all relevant institutions to cooperate fully.<\/p>\n

On October 26, the NCCIA named Deputy Director Shahzad Akbar as its representative on the team. In a letter to the home department, the agency said it would provide technical support in digital forensics and mobile phone data analysis. It said it would also help examine the victim\u2019s smartwatch.<\/p>\n

Those responsible for the killing, the motive and possible facilitators have not yet been determined. Further facts may emerge after the JIT\u2019s investigation and legal proceedings.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Background of Mir Raza case<\/h3>\n

Mir Raza Ali, a 25-year-old businessman, went missing from his residence in PECHS on July 28. His body was found the next day at a deserted spot in Gulistan-e-Johar.<\/p>\n

Police initially treated the case as a possible suicide. His family rejected that view, suspected murder and demanded a transparent investigation.<\/p>\n

After questions were raised about the first post-mortem and the police inquiry, a court allowed exhumation and a second post-mortem on August 6. A dispute over forming the medical board delayed the process, and the exhumation took place on August 8.<\/p>\n

The second post-mortem report gave details of the gunshot wound and its path through the body. These were described as inconsistent with the initial suicide theory. A murder charge was then added to the case.<\/p>\n

On August 24, the Sindh government set up a judicial commission headed by Sindh High Court Justice Omar Sial. On September 2, the High Court rejected the family\u2019s plea for an independent, multi-agency JIT. It ruled that forming a JIT was the government\u2019s prerogative.<\/p>\n

On October 20, the commission submitted a 62-page report. It described the police investigation as a serious failure and found the death to be murder. It recommended forming a JIT and examining possible negligence or tampering with evidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sindh government on Wednesday notified a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the murder of Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali, acting on the recommendation of a judicial commission. The Sindh Home Department issued the notification after Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah approved the team\u2019s formation. DIG West Irfan Ali Baloch has been named convener. The JIT includes representatives of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Rangers and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). FIR 795\/2026 has been handed to the team. It will investigate the charges…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}