Interior ministry requests 90-day stay of Saulat's execution
Mirza was sentenced to death for murdering former KESC MD, his driver and guard in 1997 in Karachi
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist Saulat Mirza
ISLAMABAD:
Just a day after Saulat Mirza's confessional video was released, a summary report pertaining to the stay on his execution for 90 days was sent to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, Express News reported Friday.
Mirza, a target killer, was sentenced to death in 1999 on charges of murdering former managing director of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Shahid Hamid along with his driver Ashraf Brohi and guard Akbar Khan in July 1997 in Karachi.
In the video released just hours before he was due to be executed, Mirza alleged that he received the order for the 'hit' from Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain at MQM leader Babar Ghauri's residence.
Read: Five policemen deployed outside Saulat Mirza's residence
Although MQM claim that the confessional video carries no legal weight, the summary sent to the premier today advises that a Joint Investigation Team should be made to investigate the allegations made in the video.
Read: Saulat Mirza's confessional video carries no legal weight: MQM
The government hs been in talks with legal experts pertaining to Mirza's case and it is expected that a decision will be reached today.
Mirza is also expected to record his statements in front of a magistrate. All the names mentioned in the video will also be questioned.
Following Mirza's concerns expressed in his video about the security of his family, five policemen were deployed outside his home on Thursday.
Read: Five policemen deployed outside Saulat Mirza's residence
Just a day after Saulat Mirza's confessional video was released, a summary report pertaining to the stay on his execution for 90 days was sent to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, Express News reported Friday.
Mirza, a target killer, was sentenced to death in 1999 on charges of murdering former managing director of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Shahid Hamid along with his driver Ashraf Brohi and guard Akbar Khan in July 1997 in Karachi.
In the video released just hours before he was due to be executed, Mirza alleged that he received the order for the 'hit' from Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain at MQM leader Babar Ghauri's residence.
Read: Five policemen deployed outside Saulat Mirza's residence
Although MQM claim that the confessional video carries no legal weight, the summary sent to the premier today advises that a Joint Investigation Team should be made to investigate the allegations made in the video.
Read: Saulat Mirza's confessional video carries no legal weight: MQM
The government hs been in talks with legal experts pertaining to Mirza's case and it is expected that a decision will be reached today.
Mirza is also expected to record his statements in front of a magistrate. All the names mentioned in the video will also be questioned.
Following Mirza's concerns expressed in his video about the security of his family, five policemen were deployed outside his home on Thursday.
Read: Five policemen deployed outside Saulat Mirza's residence