Additional attorney general (AAG) Tariq Khokar on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that the Interior Ministry has decided to form a new joint investigation team to probe the Parveen Rehman murder case.
The Orangi Pilot Project director was gunned down in a targeted attack near the Banaras Flyover in March 2013. She was a vocal opponent of the land and water mafia in Karachi.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Azmat Saeed heard the aforementioned case in Islamabad. Notification of the new JIT was presented in court as well.
During the hearing, Khokar informed the court that the new JIT, comprising of five members, will work under Director General Federal Investigation Agency (DG FIA) Mazhar-ul-Haq. “Threats received by project members are being traced.”
He further relayed to the bench that the FIA report was received over a phone call but reports of other institutions is awaited.
Justice Saeed ordered to submit the other reports timely in court. “The court will keep a check on the JIT’s performance.” Hearing of the case was adjourned for three weeks.
Published in Daily Times, February 7th 2019.
