Mir Raza case: Sindh Government plans JIT under Irfan Baloch’s supervision

The Sindh government plans to form a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate the Mir Raza case under the supervision of Irfan Baloch Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar has announced.

KARACHI, October 22, 2026: The Sindh government plans to form a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate the Mir Raza case under the supervision of Irfan Baloch Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar has announced.

In a statement Lanjar said a summary seeking approval for the formation of the JIT was being sent to the chief minister. The proposed team will investigate the case involving the killing of Mir Raza Ali Khan whose death has raised questions about the handling of the investigation.

The provincial home minister also announced the formation of a separate committee headed by DIG Zulfiqar Larik to take action regarding police officers in connection with the matter. According to Lanjar the committee will work on implementing the recommendations made by a commission concerning the police.

The announcement follows a meeting of a cabinet subcommittee held a day earlier to discuss the implementation of the commission’s report on Mir Raza’s killing. The meeting was chaired by Lanjar who is also the subcommittee’s convener.

According to the committee’s spokesperson participants discussed the findings of the commission’s report and the mechanism for implementing its recommendations. Relevant matters concerning the implementation process were also reviewed.

Mir Raza Ali Khan went missing from the Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society (PECHS) on July 28. His body was recovered from Gulistan-e-Jauhar two days later.

According to the details reported in the case Raza left home at 4:09am in an online taxi. Police said he had been shot in the chest while his body was found in poor condition.

His social media accounts were reportedly deactivated a day before his body was discovered. Investigators also sought his phone records and information about people who had been in contact with him from a telecommunications company.

The driver of the online taxi was questioned as part of the investigation. According to his statement he had dropped Raza at his destination in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.

Raza’s father said his son was due to marry on August 30 at Bait-ul-Mukarram Mosque in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and had been looking forward to beginning a new chapter in his life.

The proposed JIT and the committee overseeing action against police officers are intended to address the case and the commission’s recommendations.