Mir Raza Murder Case: Sindh Forms Two More Investigation Committees Alongside JIT
Mian Nadeem
Published October 24, 2026 | 03:39 PM
The teams will also include senior representatives from ISI, the Intelligence Bureau, Pakistan Rangers Sindh and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency.
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Oct, 2026) The Sindh government has begun implementing the recommendations of the judicial commission regarding the murder of Mir Raza Ali and has constituted a joint investigation team (JIT).
Deputy Inspector General Irfan Baloch will head the JIT formed to investigate the Mir Raza murder case. Senior representatives from ISI, the Intelligence Bureau, Pakistan Rangers Sindh and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency will also be part of the team. The Sindh government has sent letters to the relevant institutions seeking nominations of officers.
Meanwhile, a proposal has been made to constitute another committee, headed by an FIA officer of Grade 20 or above, for 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.
Separately, a one-member investigation committee comprising Additional IG CTD Zulfiqar Ali Larak has been constituted to review the roles of police officers and personnel named in the judicial commission’s report. DIG West Irfan Ali Baloch will assist the committee.
According to the notification, the committee has been tasked with investigating four points, including reviewing the capabilities and performance of the nominated officers and personnel, determining overall policing performance, conducting further inquiries into Inspector Ghaus’s role in the burning of the crime scene, and submitting a report containing its findings and recommendations to the Sindh Inspector General of Police.
The Sindh Home Department has also sent a letter to the Sindh IG seeking action against the police officers and personnel named in the judicial commission’s report. The judicial commission’s observations and the recommendations of the cabinet’s subcommittee have also been forwarded to the Sindh IG.
The Sindh Home Department has further written to the Health Secretary in light of the judicial commission’s observations. The cabinet subcommittee recommended removing Dr Usama Sheikh, who conducted Mir Raza Ali’s initial post-mortem, from his post and sending him for two years of training.