{
  "id": 4904545,
  "title": "Mir Raza murder case: Judicial commission records statements, MLO says he was ‘under no pressure’ during autopsy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/mir-raza-murder-case-judicial-commission-records-statements-mlo-says-4904545",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T17:20:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2026610/mir-raza-murder-case-judicial-commission-records-statements-mlo-says-he-was-under-no-pressure-during-autopsy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, a judicial commission established to investigate the death of Mir Raza Ali and any potential negligence during the investigation held its first session. The one-man commission, led by Sindh High Court Justice Omar Sial, gathered testimonies from a diverse range of individuals, including medico-legal officer Dr Osama Sheikh, police officials, charity volunteers, gardeners, and members of Ali's family. The commission also summoned other individuals, such as the victim's business partner, friends, and police officials, to appear before it on September 3.\n\nDr Osama Sheikh, the medico-legal officer who conducted the first autopsy, testified before the commission. He stated that he had not been under any influence or pressure when completing his report and added that he had mentioned no suicide in his findings. Dr Sheikh also disclosed that he had conducted approximately 100 post-mortems since graduating from medical school in 2016, where he joined the police surgeon's office in 2021.\n\nThe commission expressed dissatisfaction with Dr Sheikh's response to their questions, particularly regarding the lack of burn marks or fractures mentioned in his report. They questioned how the body had decomposed so quickly and why he had identified only a single bullet wound during the entire procedure. The MLO maintained that he had performed the autopsy and noted that the final report of the first post-mortem differed from the initial one, and the handwriting in the two reports did not match.\n\nTwo nursery employees, Yasir and Qaiser, who alerted the police about the body, testified that they had called the police helpline shortly after discovering it. Police officers were reportedly present at the nursery's main entrance for around 20 days a month. Two Edhi Foundation volunteers, Mohsin and Javed, also appeared before the commission, stating that they found the body lying face down at around 1 pm after being informed of the incident.\n\nAssistant Sub-Inspector Nadeem Mughal reported that he had been assigned to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for the autopsy and handed over the collected samples to Shabbir Laghari, an officer from the Ferozabad police station. Another policeman, Mohammad Arif, shared that he had attempted to record the victim's fingerprints using the Talash app, but was unable to do so due to decomposition.\n\nThe victim's parents, Mir Hussain Ali Khan and Mariam Hussain, as well as his sister, Alishba Khan, and their lawyer, Jibran Nasir, were present during the hearing, providing further details about the incident. The case has been heavily contested, with Ali's family believing he was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered, while the police initially suspected suicide. The controversy began when Dr Syed raised questions about the inconsistencies in the post-mortem report after Ali's body was exhumed and a second autopsy was conducted.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: The judicial commission formed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the murder of Mir Raza Ali and possible negligence in the case on Tuesday recorded the testimonies of a medico-legal officer (MLO), police officials, two volunteers of a charity organisation, gardeners and members of the aggrieved family. The one-member commission, headed by Sindh High Court Justice Omar Sial,…",
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        "title": "Mir Raza murder case: Judicial commission records statements, MLO says he was ‘under no pressure’ during autopsy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/mir-raza-murder-case-judicial-commission-records-statements-mlo-says",
        "published": "2026-09-01T17:20:47.000Z"
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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."
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