A Karachi court has expressed displeasure with the joint investigation team (JIT) probing the murder of businessman Mir Raza Ali, issuing a show-cause notice to the team's head after no JIT officer appeared in court and police failed to present the final challan. The Judicial Magistrate East has asked for an explanation by 10 November as to why the challan was not filed.

The case came up for hearing on 3 November. Counsel for the complainant told the court that a JIT has been constituted to investigate the case and that presenting the final challan or report is the JIT's responsibility. The murder case was registered at Ferozabad police station under kidnapping and murder provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Mir Raza Ali, 25, an Institute of Business Administration graduate who ran a waffle-making business under the Wafflix brand, went missing from his home in Karachi's PECHS area in the early hours of 28 July 2026. His body was found the next morning in bushes in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. Police first registered a kidnapping case and floated a suicide theory, but a second post-mortem concluded the cause of death was a perforating firearm injury entering from the back, and the case was converted to murder.

A judicial commission headed by Sindh High Court Justice Omar Sial examined the death and submitted its report to the Sindh chief minister on 15 October. The commission concluded that the medical and physical evidence did not support suicide, described the original police investigation as a serious failure, and recommended a fresh JIT-led probe to restore public confidence. It also recommended a separate inquiry into the conduct of police officers involved in the first days of the investigation.

The Sindh government formed the JIT in late October, headed by West Zone DIG Irfan Ali Baloch and including senior representatives of the Inter-Services Intelligence, the Intelligence Bureau, the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). The NCCIA has nominated a deputy director to the team to examine mobile phone data, social media activity and cryptocurrency records. ARY News reported on 7 November that the JIT had held its first meeting.

The court's show-cause notice now puts the team under pressure to produce its findings. The case, registered as FIR No. 795/2026, also incorporates Section 201 of the Penal Code, relating to the disappearance or destruction of evidence. The next hearing will show whether the JIT meets the 10 November deadline set by the magistrate.