Overview
- Justice Umar Sial’s commission opened formal hearings on August 27 and has a 30‑day mandate to review the probe, issue notices to the family and government focal person, and summon witnesses and investigators.
- A second post‑mortem found a gunshot wound and other marks of violence on Mir Raza’s body, consolidating the family’s position that his death was a homicide rather than suicide.
- Mir Raza’s family rejected the commission and filed a petition in the Sindh High Court naming 19 respondents and asking for an independent, multi‑agency JIT with officials from Sindh Police, Rangers, FIA, IB, ISI and military intelligence.
- The family’s lawyer has highlighted alleged lapses in the initial police inquiry, specifically missing or unsecured evidence, delayed FIR registration, and gaps in geofencing and preservation of CCTV footage.
- The commission has pledged public hearings, set up an email and WhatsApp tipline, offered a Rs100,000 reward for useful information, and may recommend administrative or legal action if it finds negligence or evidence tampering.