{
  "id": 15768200,
  "title": "Judicial commission calls Mir Raza probe an ‘epic failure’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/judicial-commission-calls-mir-raza-probe-an-epic-failure",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:19:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445137/judicial-commission-calls-mir-raza-probe-an-epic-failure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The judicial commission investigating the murder of Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali has declared the police investigation into the case an \"epic failure\", according to a 62-page report released by the Sindh cabinet on Tuesday. The single-member commission, formed by the provincial government in August, found that the police officers involved breached every required procedure, both knowingly and unknowingly, necessary to withstand judicial scrutiny and secure a successful prosecution. The investigation, which examined 49 witnesses over 15 hearings, concluded that Ali, a 25-year-old waffle business owner, was murdered, not by suicide as initially claimed. Evidence including the bullet trajectory, the unusual location of the wound, the absence of blood, acid burns, and anaesthesia detected in the blood all pointed to a gunshot murder. The commission described the police handling of the case as \"like a rudderless ship, not aware of its destination,\" and stated the investigation was marked by negligence, carelessness, and unprofessionalism. It recommended accepting the family's request for a joint investigation team led by DIG Irfan Baloch and including representatives of the ISI, Pakistan Rangers (Sindh), and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency. The report also called for a high-level committee, preferably led by the Federal Investigation Agency, to examine potential violations of the Pakistan Penal Code by police officials during the first 10 days of the probe.",
  "summary": "A judicial commission investigating the death of Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali has declared that he was murdered and described the police investigation into the case as an “epic failure”, finding that officers breached every procedure required for the case to withstand judicial scrutiny. “This case demonstrates an epic failure by the police in their investigation,” the 62-page report said.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}