KARACHI – The Sindh government has constituted a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the death of Mir Raza Ali as part of efforts to implement the recommendations of a judicial commission.
The JIT will be headed by DIG Irfan Ali Baloch and include senior representatives from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Pakistan Rangers Sindh and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA).
The provincial government has sent letters to the relevant institutions, asking them to nominate officers for the team.
Separately, the government has proposed forming another committee, headed by a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officer in Grade 20 or above, to conduct further investigations in light of the judicial commission’s recommendations.
The Sindh government has written to the federal Ministry of Interior, requesting the nomination of a senior FIA officer.
The proposed committee will also include DIG Irfan Ali Baloch and DIG Naeem Ahmed Sheikh.
The judicial commission had concluded that Mir Raza Ali’s death was a murder rather than suicide and recommended the formation of a JIT to investigate the case further.
Meanwhile, a separate, one-member inquiry committee has been established under Additional Inspector General of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Zulfiqar Ali Larak. The committee will examine the role of police officers and personnel named in the judicial commission’s report, with DIG West Irfan Ali Baloch assisting in the inquiry.
According to the notification, the committee has been tasked with investigating four key areas: assessing the capabilities and performance of the officers and personnel named in the report; evaluating the overall performance of the police; conducting further investigations into Inspector Ghaus’s alleged role in the burning of the crime scene; and submitting a report containing its findings and recommendations to the Inspector General of Police Sindh.
The Sindh Home Department has also written to the IGP Sindh, seeking action against the police officers and personnel named in the judicial commission’s report. The commission’s observations and the recommendations of a cabinet subcommittee have also been forwarded to the provincial police chief.
In addition, the Home Department has written to the Sindh health secretary in light of the judicial commission’s findings.
The cabinet subcommittee has recommended removing Dr Usama Sheikh, who conducted Mir Raza Ali’s initial post-mortem examination, from his position and sending him for two years of training.