'Dodging death': SHC issues notices to AG, ATC in Saulat Mirza case

Nighat Mirza requests that the execution should be delayed until a fresh probe and arrest of other culprits


Naeem Sahoutara May 07, 2015

KARACHI: With just five days left to Saulat Mirza's execution, the Sindh High Court has sought replies from the home and prison authorities over the possibility of reopening his case.

Mirza, who is currently being held in Mach Jail awaiting the execution of his sentence for murdering the then Karachi Electric Supply Company Managing Director Shahid Hamid, had his March 19 sentencing postponed after his video confession emerged wherein he made startling claims.

On Thursday, the SHC sought response from the advocate general, prosecutor general and the ATC based on a petition filed by Saulat's wife Nighat. She requested that his execution should be delayed until a fresh probe has taken place.

A division bench, comprising Justices Naimatullah Phulpoto and Shaukat Ali Memon, would take up the matter on Friday.

Read: Execution deferment: Saulat Mirza makes second plea

Earlier, during Thursday's proceedings, Nighat Mirza pleaded before the two-member bench that Karachi’s anti-terrorism court-V had issued fresh black warrants fixing execution of her husband on May 12 in Mach, Balochistan.

She highlighted that her husband in his video statement had disclosed the names of the ‘actual culprits committing the aforementioned crime’, arguing that a fresh probe and arrest of the others accused was needed.

Nighat further said that the hanging was earlier postponed with the government announcing that it will conduct an investigation into his video statement. “A joint investigation team arrived at Mach Jail and recorded Saulat’s statement in which the latter briefly stated all the facts”.

Read: ‘Not entertainable’: SC rejects Saulat Mirza’s review plea

She insisted that her husband was a valuable witness to the incident and ‘this evidence could be very important to trace other culprits involved in the heinous act'.

Accepting her plea, the judges issued the aforementioned notices and summoned response from the official respondents for May 8.

COMMENTS (7)

abc | 9 years ago | Reply The government have to talk it seriously this matter and bring the main killer to behind the bars and many more will out
syed & syed | 9 years ago | Reply This man is dodging the government and establishment as whole. .Saulat Mirza can name any one to save his life. The role of his wife is very conspicuous. Now the establishment and those against MQM will spend huge amount paying legal attorney fees and misc. expenditure. If you want to release him do release him but it will make a precedence by convicted murders or high profile convicts to name top gun to save his life. What will you do then please do not play gimmicks
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