{
  "id": 3029084,
  "title": "Mir Raza murder: SHC forms judicial commission as family seeks JIT to probe case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/mir-raza-murder-shc-forms-judicial-commission-as-family-seeks-jit-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:06:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2625593/mir-raza-murder-shc-forms-judicial-commission-as-family-seeks-jit-to-probe-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Sindh High Court (SHC) has formed a judicial commission to probe the Mir Raza murder case, following a request from the Sindh government. The case centers around the disappearance and subsequent murder of Mir Raza, a young entrepreneur and the owner of dessert brand Wafflix, who was found dead on July 29, 2026. Initially, police claimed the death was a suicide, but a second post-mortem confirmed it was a murder.\n\nMir Raza's family, however, opposes the judicial commission and instead seeks an investigation through a Joint Investigation Team (JIT). In their petition, the family has named 19 individuals and various Sindh government institutions as respondents. The family's legal counsel, Jibran Nasir, argues that the formation of a judicial commission will negatively impact the case, as findings from such a commission cannot be presented as a charge sheet before a court.\n\nThe SHC has nominated Justice Omar Sial to lead the judicial commission, which is expected to submit its findings and recommendations to the provincial government within 30 days (by September 23). The commission's mandate includes investigating potential negligence, failure to perform duties, misuse of authority, evidence tampering, unlawful acts, ignoring evidence, and covering up wrongdoing by police officers, medico-legal officers, and other government officials.",
  "summary": "Commission to submit a report to the government in 30 days (September 23)",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Murtaza Wahab calls for justice in Mir Raza case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/murtaza-wahab-calls-for-justice-in-mir-raza-case",
        "published": "2026-08-24T14:49:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}