Murtaza Bhutto

The DIG said he had given these instructions personally to SSP Khwaja
during his meetings with him over the next few days and had also directed
him to send a team to Jhang for an early finalisation of the investigation.
He also disclosed that the IGP Sindh had also directed SSP Khwaja to look
into the security lapses, if any, and other circumstances surrounding the
death of inspector Sial.
The DIG said: "On Oct 15, the IGP had ordered that SSP Khwaja be associated
with the investigation team already constituted under the DIG Crimes for the
investigation of cases relating to the incident of firing on main Clifton Road
on Sept 20".
Mr Suddle further said that in a separate order, the IGP, in consultation with
him, had directed SSP Khwaja to devote full time to the investigation of the
cases relating to the firing incident of Sept 20. In the same order, the IGP had
asked Shakaib Ahmed Qureshi, SP Investigation, South, to look after the law
and order situation and other routine activities in District South as the SSP
South would be pre-occupied with the investigation of the cases, he added.
The DIG further said the investigation of the case pertaining to the death of
inspector Sial was with SSP Khwaja as he had become part of the DIG Crimes
investigating team dealing with the firing cases at Clifton and because he
enjoyed the confidence of Ghinwa Bhutto.
Because of this impression, he said, he did not feel it appropriate to issue any
further directions concerning the investigation of the case pertaining to the
death of inspector Sial from that time onward so that it might not amount to
interference in the investigation.
It was in this background, he said, that he had deposed before the tribunal on
Nov 3 that investigation of the case was with the crimes branch, though it
was not formally transferred and was actually with SSP Khwaja who for
investigation purposes of cases relating Mir Murtaza had become part of the
Crimes Branch.
He also added that on enquiry he had been informed by SSP Khwaja that in
pursuance of his (DIG's) earlier directions, he had sent a team to Jhang on Oct
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