{
  "id": 230257,
  "title": "Spent cartridge casing recovered from crime scene in Mir Raza Ali case: police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/spent-cartridge-casing-recovered-from-crime-scene-in-mir-raza-ali",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-06T17:58:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2021044/spent-cartridge-casing-recovered-from-crime-scene-in-mir-raza-ali-case-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KARACHI police have made a significant breakthrough in the Mir Raza Ali case after discovering a spent cartridge casing at the crime scene in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. Raza, a 25-year-old IBA graduate and owner of the Wafflix eatery, went missing on July 28 and his body was found the following day with a gunshot wound in bushes near Shahi Qila Ground. Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Samiullah Soomro, leading the Special Investigation Unit, revealed that a special search team, comprising four station house officers and 40 constables, meticulously examined the scene and recovered the fired bullet shell. This discovery, consistent with the bullet's projected trajectory, is being hailed as a critical piece of physical evidence that will aid in forensic examination, ballistic analysis, and reconstructing the events leading to Raza's death. The case gained further attention when Karachi Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed raised questions about discrepancies in the post-mortem report, prompting the court to order the exhumation of Raza's remains for a fresh medical examination.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: Police on Thursday claimed to have made a major breakthrough in the case of Mir Raza Ali after recovering a spent cartridge casing from the crime scene in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. Raza, an IBA graduate and owner of the eatery Wafflix, went missing on July 28. The 25-year-old’s body was found a day later with a gunshot wound in bushes near Shahi Qila Ground in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. Special…",
  "key_points": [
    "Spent cartridge casing found at Gulistan-i-Jauhar crime scene.",
    "Raza Ali, 25, missing since July 28, found dead next day.",
    "Police case under Special Investigation Unit's scrutiny."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The recovery of the spent cartridge casing bolsters the case by providing tangible evidence for forensic analysis, potentially shedding light on the circumstances surrounding Mir Raza Ali's death.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}