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Judicial commission flags investigation failures in Ali case

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The investigation into the murder of Karachi entrepreneur Mir Raza Ali continues to face scrutiny as a judicial commission, led by Sindh High Court Justice Omar Sial, identifies systemic failures in evidence preservation. The commission has specifically criticized the initial investigation team, headed by SSP Samiullah Soomro, for failing to secure the crime scene. Notable lapses include the burning of bushes at the site and the failure to collect footage from 51 of the 52 available cameras. Beyond police conduct, the commission is ~~now~~ investigating potential interference within the health department. Justice Sial has questioned whether the Health Secretary and Director General followed legal procedures when intervening to change the medical board. Consequently, Health Secretary Tahir Hussain Sangi has been summoned to clarify departmental responsibilities and the role of Dr. Osama Sheikh. ~~While~~ Sixty days after the ~~commission expressed dissatisfaction with~~ murder, protesters and civil society members held a march on Karachi’s Sea View road to demand the ~~handling~~ immediate arrest of the ~~case, it noted that SSP Soomro had responded to questions appropriately rather than attempting to evade them. Additionally,~~ suspects. Mir Raza’s family, including his father Mir Hussain and sister Ali Sheba, participated in the demonstration. Mir Hussain criticized the current investigative process, stating that while a judicial commission ~~rejected~~ can provide findings, a ~~plea from~~ Joint Investigation Team (JIT) is necessary to apprehend the ~~victim’s~~ perpetrators. Ali Sheba announced that the family intends to ~~compel senior police officers, including~~ file a new application for the ~~AIG and DIG, to appear personally, stating~~ formation of a JIT, citing concerns that ~~no new material warranted reversing its previous decision.~~ police may have destroyed evidence or video footage. The family ~~retains~~ maintains that despite the ~~option to submit written questions for these officers to answer.~~ passage of two months, the killers remain at large.

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