{
  "id": 16300127,
  "title": "Mir Raza murder case: Sindh govt asks agencies, Sindh Rangers to nominate JIT members",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/mir-raza-murder-case-sindh-govt-asks-agencies-sindh-rangers-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T08:08:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039466/mir-raza-murder-case-sindh-govt-asks-agencies-sindh-rangers-to-nominate-jit-members"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sindh government has requested the ISI, IB, NCCIA, and Sindh Rangers to nominate members for a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the murder of 25-year-old businessman Mir Raza Ali, whose body was found in Gulistan-i-Jauhar after he went missing on July 28. The judicial panel, headed by Sindh High Court judge Justice Omar Sial, recommended forming the JIT in its 62-page report submitted on October 15, stating it as a \"most viable path\" to address reputational damage to the Sindh government. The commission had also recommended DIG Irfan Baloch to lead the team. The Sindh Home Minister announced the formation of the JIT under DIG Baloch's command on Thursday, requesting the agencies to nominate senior officers within seven days. The Home Department specifically asked the NCCIA to provide a senior official with expertise in digital forensics due to the investigation's focus on mobile phones, Apple Watch, iCloud, social media, and cryptocurrency records. The judicial panel criticized police officers, including SHO Adeel Afzal and Sub-inspector Shabbir Leghari, for criminal negligence in the investigation. They also recommended disciplinary actions against them and recommended Dr Osama Sheikh, the Medico-Legal Officer, be suspended and undergo retraining. The Sindh government has also requested the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to head a high-level committee to investigate any police officials found culpable in the case.",
  "summary": "The Sindh government has written to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency and the Sindh Rangers to nominate members to a joint investigation team (JIT), recommended by a judicial panel , to investigate Mir Raza Ali’s murder, it emerged on Saturday. The 25-year-old businessman had gone missing on July 28 after leaving his…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sindh government seeks JIT members from ISI, IB, NCCIA, and Sindh Rangers.",
    "Judicial panel recommends DIG Irfan Baloch to lead the team.",
    "Police officers criticized for negligence; disciplinary actions recommended."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding the investigation to federal agencies and digital forensic specialists signals an attempt to restore government credibility following judicial findings of criminal negligence by local police officers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
        "title": "Sindh govt forms JIT, committees to implement judicial commission’s recommendations in Mir Raza case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/sindh-govt-forms-jit-committees-to-implement-judicial-commissions",
        "published": "2026-10-24T02:31:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "ISI and IB officials included in JIT formed to probe Mir Raza murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/isi-and-ib-officials-included-in-jit-formed-to-probe-mir-raza-murder",
        "published": "2026-10-24T07:05:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Sindh govt orders probe into alleged police negligence in Mir Raza case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/sindh-govt-orders-probe-into-alleged-police-negligence-in-mir-raza",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:13:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}