Sample analysis finds gunshot residue on Mir Raza's hands, chest and back wounds

Karachi saw the release of two sample analysis reports on Monday, detailing the findings of a deceased 25-year-old man named Mir Raza Ali. Raza, an entrepreneur who owned a restaurant called Wafflix, had disappeared on July 28, and his body was discovered in bushes in Gulistan-i-Jauhar the following day. The case was upgraded to a murder charge following the controversy surrounding his initial autopsy, exhumation, and a subsequent second postmortem.

The first report, dated August 17, revealed the presence of gunshot residue (GSR) on Raza's chest, back wounds, and the skin of both hands. Moreover, no sedative, psychotropic, narcotic, or poisonous substances were detected on his skin, as well as on the cotton covering his face, his right foot, soil above and below his grave, soil closer to his body, and even on the contents of his nasopharynx and mouth.

The second report, dated August 11, focused on an analysis of Raza's shirt. The examination revealed two distinct defects - one posterior (back) with a diameter of approximately 6.99 millimeters and an anterior (front) defect measuring around 35.37 millimeters in diameter. Both defects contained traces of Lead (Pb) and Barium (Ba), elements commonly found in conventional firearm discharge residues.

The report also highlighted the presence of bupivacaine, a local anesthetic, in Raza's blood, as well as traces of acid on his shirt. However, no detectable traces of sedatives, psychotropic or narcotic substances, or poisonous compounds were identified in his stomach, pieces of lungs, liver, kidney, and spleen.