Police still trying to turn Raza murder into suicide: Jibran

Advocate Jibran Nasir, counsel for the family of Mir Raza Ali, on Thursday alleged that police had failed to properly investigate the case and were instead attempting to establish the death as a suicide.

Speaking to reporters after proceedings before the Judicial Commission, Jibran said the police had remained focused from the outset on the premise that there was no killer involved. "The killer's identity will emerge from CDR and CCTV footage. How can a killer be identified through a bullet mark or acid?" he asked, alleging that police were trying to turn the case into one of suicide.

Jibran said the statements of the Sindh health secretary and SSP Samiullah Soomro were recorded before the commission during Thursday's proceedings.

He said it had also been confirmed that a request had been made by Amir Farooqui for permission to constitute a super medical board to review the findings of the previous medical boards. "How will a super medical board identify the killer?" Jibran questioned, alleging that the move was aimed at protecting officials from scrutiny.

The Mir Raza family lawyer said the proceedings had exposed shortcomings in the initial police investigation, claiming that there were nine streets in the area but CCTV footage from only one street had been examined.