The family of young businessman Mir Raza Ali on Monday approached the Sindh High Court (SHC), seeking the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the case. The family named the Sindh government and others as respondents in the application, with an initial hearing expected today. Ali, an IBA graduate and businessman, was found dead in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Jauhar a day after he went missing on July 28. His father has consistently maintained that his son was murdered and has rejected suggestions that the death was a case of suicide.

Speaking to the media in Karachi today, the family's lawyer, Jibran Nasir, said the family had also written to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah regarding the matter. "There should be a question as to why the evidence was destroyed," he said, adding that no action had been taken against the officials concerned. According to Nasir, the family learnt about the Sindh government's decision to form a judicial commission through the media, adding that its findings would not form part of the challan report.

"The narrative of suicide was created by selectively releasing CCTV footage at will," Nasir alleged, saying that the family had not been provided the CCTV footage either. He further questioned why authorities were now saying the cameras were faulty after 25 days. A spokesperson for Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Sunday that the provincial cabinet decided to form a judicial commission to investigate the death of the young businessman.

"After carefully considering the concerns expressed by the family, the government of Sindh has decided to request the honourable Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court to establish a judicial commission to conduct an impartial and transparent inquiry," the spokesperson added. In a separate development today, a judicial magistrate in Karachi's East district granted the investigating officer more time to submit a report in the case, directing him to submit it by September 7.