QUETTA: Former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association Amanullah Kanrani has demanded formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) or a judicial commission for investigating the murder of senior SC lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar, who was killed just a day before the hearing of his petition seeking action against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan under Article 6 of the Constitution.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, he said several questions had been raised over the murder of Mr Shar and an investigation through a JIT or a judicial commission, headed by a judge of the high court, was needed to find out real motives behind his murder. “The real murderers must be exposed and brought to justice,” Mr Kanrani demanded.

He said Mr Shar, like Allama Iqbal, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Hussain Shaheed Soharwardi, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and other lawyers and leaders, fought for the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law and sought action against the PTI leader and “appointed me as his lawyer in the case”.

Mr Kanrani said that during the hearing of Mr Shar’s constitutional petition on May 29, the additional attorney general had sought a week’s time to file the reply.

Published in Dawn, June 10th, 2023

Opinion

Editorial

Regional engagement
Updated 13 May, 2025

Regional engagement

If terrorist groups continue to find sanctuary in Afghanistan, regional integration and increased trade will be difficult to achieve.
Hostages to hostility
13 May, 2025

Hostages to hostility

AS people breathe a sigh of relief after being locked with India in a hair-trigger stand-off, there are those for...
Water crisis
13 May, 2025

Water crisis

IN large parts of Karachi, there is no water to be had. The taps have run dry for the past 12 days, bowsers have ...
The way forward
Updated 12 May, 2025

The way forward

An out-of-the-box solution acceptable to Pakistan, India and the Kashmiris is the only hope for long-term peace in South Asia.
AI opportunity
12 May, 2025

AI opportunity

TIME is running out. According to the latest Human Development Report, published by the UNDP this past Tuesday,...
Ace mountaineer
12 May, 2025

Ace mountaineer

NINE summits, five to go. Sajid Ali Sadpara’s quest to fulfil his late father’s dream and elevate Pakistan’s...