SANGHAR, Oct 20: The district and sessions judge, Mir Nabi Bux Talpur, will start a judicial inquiry into the murder case of Shazia Khaskheli and Hassan Solangi on Tuesday.

Mr Talpur was assigned this task on the directive of the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday.

The police have opened the case and notices have been issued to parents of the slained couple to record their statements before the judge.

The Supreme Court had taken suo moto notice of the murder of the couple who had secretly married against the wishes of their parents.

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