A second postmortem of Karachi-based journalist Khawar Hussain Bajwa, whose body was found in his car in Sanghar district on August 16, was conducted at Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad, on Monday.
A team of three doctors, including forensic expert Professor Dr Wahid Ali Nahiyon and Additional Police Surgeon Dr Ameen, carried out the procedure for more than three hours and collected five viscera samples for laboratory tests.
"There were no marks of torture," said Dr Waseem Khan, a member of the medical board, while briefing the media. He, however, declined to comment on the cause of death. The initial report is expected within two days, but the final findings will depend on forensic analysis, he added.
Meanwhile, a fact-finding committee led by Additional IGP Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Azad Khan visited Sanghar. Addressing the media at the SSP office, he said the team had inspected Bajwa's car and the incident site, besides reviewing the local police's investigation.
"The mobile phone recovered from the car had been reset and was not even password-locked," Khan disclosed. He said the pistol, bullets, and SIM card found from the vehicle had been sent for forensic examination.
The committee is also probing whether Bajwa travelled alone from Karachi to Sanghar. "We have been given two days to complete the inquiry and will submit the report to the IGP within the deadline," he assured.
Bajwa's funeral prayers were offered at Eidgah mosque, Sanghar, followed by burial in a nearby graveyard. His grieving father, Rehmat Hussain Bajwa, strongly rejected the possibility of suicide.
"Until the investigation reaches a concrete conclusion, I will consider it a murder," he said, adding that his son had no financial or personal issues that could drive him to take his life.
The journalist's elder brother, Aijaz Hussain Bajwa, echoed the same stance. He said Khawar, who lived in Karachi with his wife and sons, often visited Sanghar to meet relatives but never shared any signs of distress or enmity. "We can not believe he would end his own life," Aijaz maintained.
Sanghar mourns
A black flag was hoisted on the building of Sanghar Press Club and a three-day mourning was officially announced.
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