Mir Raza's parents request Sindh CM for 'direct supervision' of investigation

Mir Raza's parents request Sindh CM for 'direct supervision' of investigation.

Key points

• The letter alleged that Mir Raza's parents "are horrified at the level of corruption, incompetence and political influence prevalent within Sindh Police".
• The post-mortem examination continued for one hour and fifteen minutes and the body was buried again at around 1: 33pm.
• According to The letter further, police had not answered questions concerning the alleged actions of Raza's business partner in the days immediately before and after his murder.
• Raza, owner of eatery Wafflix, had gone missing on July 28.
• As well as the controversies surrounding the case, the 22-page letter then went into extensive detail regarding the incident and subsequent investigations.

Mir Raza's parents request Sindh CM for 'direct supervision' of investigation. News Desk Published August 19, 2026 Updated August 19, 2026 09: 50pm. Add Dawn as a trusted source.

Mir Raza's parents, Mir Hussain and Mariam Hussain, on Wednesday, through their lawyer Jibran Nasir, wrote to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, seeking his "direct supervision of the murder investigation" into the slain business owner's death.

They additionally called on the chief minister to order an investigation and departmental inquiry into the previous investigation team and immediately suspend the officers involved.

"The home minister of Sindh, inspector general of Sindh and the current investigation team have miserably failed to initiate necessary proceedings" against the original investigation team, the letter, a copy of which is available with Dawn, remarked.

"The investigation continues to suffer, " the letter stated, adding that the investigation team "appears to focus on perpetuating the false narrative of death of deceased by suicide".

In practice, the "murderers and the conspirators of murder. Despite public scrutiny continue to appear to exercise considerable political clout to ensure that the truth remains suppressed", the letter continued.

"Our clients sincerely hope that, as the Chief Executive of the Province, you will rise above controversy and partisanship and ensure transparency, fairness and efficiency, " the letter, addressing the CM remarked.

For context, the letter alleged that Mir Raza's parents "are horrified at the level of corruption, incompetence and political influence prevalent within Sindh Police".

In the letter, Nasir, on behalf of the victim's family, demanded the immediate suspension of police officers who were part of the original investigation team, adding that "their continued presence in their current postings poses a serious risk of witness and evidence tampering and of creating hurdles in the way of a transparent and fair investigation."

Referring to Sindh police's statement on Tuesday that it had ruled out suicide after the second post-mortem examination of the body, the letter questioned "why the current investigation team continues to spend time and energy analysing and re-analysing these reports rather than focusing on securing and rationalising multiple other sources of evidence".

For context, the letter then listed 24 questions that remained unanswered in the investigation, including those concerning Raza's communications shortly before his murder and the circumstances surrounding his death. It additionally raised questions concerning missing digital and forensic evidence.

"The police hierarchy has been reduced to a tool used to corrupt and later destroy the crime scene, " the letter alleged.

For context, the previous investigation team's conduct "attracts multiple penal offences under the Pakistan Penal Code", the letter remarked, specifically mentioning section 201, for "causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender", and section 218, relating to a "public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent" to save someone from punishment.

Notably, the letter went on to propose 10 charges against the police officers concerned, including deliberate mishandling of material evidence, failure to record witness statements, deliberate manipulation of the investigation record, unlawful handling of the deceased's devices, and "abuse of official position and concerted acts to defeat the course of investigation", among others.

Meanwhile, the letter additionally proposed 13 terms of reference for a departmental inquiry against the police officers, including an inquiry into "why the former investigation team prematurely adopted and promoted the theory of suicide" and "why the investigation team failed to respond to and heed the letter of the Police Surgeon Karachi".

Meanwhile, the letter additionally questioned why the special medical board had faced resistance and called on an examination into "the custody, handling and forensic examination of the deceased's smartwatch".

It further pressed the departmental inquiry to "determine whether any senior police officer, public office-holder or other person improperly influenced, directed or pressured the former investigation team to adopt, maintain or promote the suicide narrative or otherwise interfere with the investigation".

In practice, a copy of the letter was additionally sent to the prime minister of Pakistan and Sindh's deputy inspector general of crime and investigation.

Raza, owner of eatery Wafflix, had gone missing on July 28. The 25-year-old's body was discovered a day afterwards with a gunshot wound in bushes near Shahi Qila Ground in Gulistan-I-Jauhar.

While his family is convinced that he was kidnapped, tortured and murdered, investigators probing the incident remarked they identified evidence that strengthened the possibility that he died by suicide.

In practice, a controversy over a flawed autopsy report and investigations compelled Raza's family to file an application before a judicial magistrate for exhumation of the body for a fresh post-mortem examination.

On August 8, the eight-member board, headed by Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed, in the presence of a magistrate, the victim's family and lawyer and the investigating officer of the case performed the exhumation.

Meanwhile, the post-mortem examination continued for one hour and fifteen minutes and the body was buried again at around 1: 33pm.

"We have collected samples for positive identification, chemical analysis and gunshot residue. The cause of death is kept reserved for laboratory reports, " Dr Syed informed Dawn.

Regarding autopsy, she remarked that multiple injuries were identified on the head and face. "Fractured rib on the back which is the entry wound of the gunshot exit from front, " she remarked.

She remarked the body bore "injuries in right flank and feet congealed black substance present in mouth and throat".

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