Sindh Government Constitutes New 8-Member Medical Board for Exhumation of Mir Ali Raza’s Body on Aug. 8.

The Sindh government withdrew two earlier notifications and issued a new one on Friday that names an eight‑member medical board to conduct the exhumation of Mir Ali Raza’s body on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. The board is convened by police surgeon Dr Sumaiyya Syed and headed in pathology by Professor Dr Naseem Ahmed of Dow University of Health Sciences. Other members are Dr Farah Waseem of Jinnah Sindh Medical University, forensic identification expert Amir Hassan Khan of Shanakht Project, Additional Police Surgeon Dr Srichand, medicolegal officers Dr Kamran Khan and Dr Daniyal Mirza of Jinnah Post‑Graduate Medical Centre, and Office of Police Surgeon Administrative In‑charge Dr Muhammad. The board may co‑opt an additional expert if needed. A separate notification from the Office of the Police Surgeon confirms that the exhumation will occur on Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. A civil judge and a judicial magistrate from Karachi‑XXI are slated to attend. The exhumation follows a court ruling on Thursday that directed the police surgeon and the Sindh health secretary to set up a medico‑legal board as soon as possible, after a dispute emerged over alleged gaps in the initial post‑mortem report. Mir Ali Raza, a 25‑year‑old owner of the eatery Wafflix, went missing on July 28. His body was found the next day in bushes near Shahi Qila Ground, Gulistan‑i‑Jauhar, with a gunshot wound. A case was registered at Ferozabad police station under Section 365 of the Pakistan Penal Code. Police said Raza had financial difficulties and had requested money from friends the night he died. The investigation records that he left his home in PECHS Block‑2, used a taxi booking app, and was dropped a short distance from the discovery site. Police Surgeon Dr Sumaiyya Syed previously noted that discrepancies in the post‑mortem report—such as mismatches between entry wound, bullet trajectory and exit wound—raised questions. She added that gunshot residue was not tested. The police issued a statement cautioning that such observations could affect the investigation, and now the exhumation may provide further clarity under court approval.