The Sindh High Court appointed Justice Omar Sial to head the commission after the Sindh government requested an inquiry into the case.

However, Mir Raza’s family has challenged the formation of the commission before the SHC, arguing that establishing the panel at this stage could negatively affect the investigation.

Responding to the family’s objections, Mayor Wahab urged them to cooperate with the commission, saying the inquiry was being conducted by the same court that would ultimately determine the matter.

According to the notification, the commission will examine the constitutional and legal aspects of the investigation, determine the facts of the case and ensure transparency.

Mir Raza, an IBA graduate and businessman, was found dead in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar on July 29, a day after he went missing.

His father has consistently maintained that his son was murdered and rejected suggestions that he died by suicide.

The post-mortem examination found that Mir Raza had been shot in the back, while the medical report also recorded multiple injuries and marks of violence on his body.

The report noted injuries to his feet, a roughly 12-centimetre injury and fracture to his right thigh, as well as a deep injury and fracture in the jaw area.

Family seeks JIT

After learning through media reports about the proposed judicial commission, Mir Raza’s family approached the SHC and sought the formation of a joint investigation team to investigate the case.

Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon heard the petition and issued notices to the respondents, seeking their replies by August 31.

Nineteen individuals and entities have been named as respondents, including Sindh government departments, members of the investigation team and doctors who conducted Mir Raza’s post-mortem examination.

The family’s lawyer, Jibran Nasir, argued that the police investigation had so far failed to reach a conclusion.

He said forming a judicial commission at this stage could adversely affect the criminal investigation, adding that its findings could not be presented before a court as a charge sheet.

Lawyer alleges evidence was destroyed

Speaking to the media, Nasir said the family had also written to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah over the case.

He questioned why evidence was allegedly destroyed and why no action had been taken against officials responsible.

Nasir also alleged that a narrative of suicide had been created through the selective release of CCTV footage, while the family had not been provided with the complete footage.

He questioned why authorities were claiming that some cameras were faulty 25 days after the incident.

Nasir also alleged that vehicles visible in the CCTV footage had not been properly investigated.