KARACHI: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed by the Sindh government, to probe the mysterious death of a young businessman, Mir Raza Ali, has seized the licensed pistol of his partner.

Without naming the partner, West DIG Irfan Baloch, who heads the JIT, said on Thursday that the North Nazimabad branch of Mir Raza’s food chain has also been sealed for further investigation.

The JIT was formed on the recommendation of the judicial commission headed by a Sindh High Court judge to probe the alleged murder of Mir Raza.

According to an official statement issued by the DIG Baloch: “The police have recovered the licensed pistol of the partner, took [control of] the food chain previously run by him and seized its record”.

The seized weapon has been sent to the police’s forensic science lab for analysis.

“The JIT is thoroughly examining all aspects of the case,” said the DIG.

Further investigation of the case in the light of evidence and seized record is underway, according to the statement.

Mir Raza, 25, had gone missing from his PECHS residence on July 28, 2026 and his body bearing a gunshot wound was found the next day in the bushes opposite University of Karachi’s main gate in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.

The investigators during preliminary probe termed it a suicide case, a claim rejected by his family.

The judicial commission led by Justice Omar Sial of the SHC, while severely criticising the police investigation, came to the conclusion that it was a ‘murder’, and made a host of recommendations, including formation of a JIT to probe the murder.

Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2026