SHC dismisses Mir Raza’s family’s plea for JIT to probe his murder

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the family of Mir Raza Ali seeking the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe his murder, observing that constituting such a body was the “prerogative of the government”.

On Monday, the SHC reserved its verdict on a plea seeking the formation of a JIT in the case. A two-member bench, headed by Justice Adnanul Karim and comprising Justice Muhammad Jaffer Raza, had heard the petition.

Ali’s family, which has raised questions about the case’s investigation and accused authorities of trying to bury the facts, had moved the SHC last week against a decision of the provincial government to form a judicial commission and sought the formation of a JIT instead.

In a verdict issued today, the court ruled out directing the government to form a JIT and also declined to interfere with or supervise the ongoing criminal investigation.

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