The Sindh government Saturday removed Additional Inspector General (AIG) Hyderabad Dr Waliullah Dal as head of a joint investigation team (JIT) formed to probe the alleged murder of journalist Aziz Memon. According to a notification, AIG Karachi Ghulam Nabi Memon will now head the probe body. Family and journalist bodies had questioned the impartiality of the JIT after the police officer who declared the reported murder of the journalist natural occurrence had been appointed head of the probe body. An autopsy report of Aziz Memon had revealed that Memon died as a result of asphyxiation. Memon, a journalist associated with a regional Sindhi channel and newspaper, was found murdered last month in Naushehro Feroze.

Source: Pakistan Today March 07, 2020 16:28 UTC