Murtaza Bhutto

Inspector Haq Nawaz Sial, son of Ahmed Bux Sial, was attended by MLOs Dr
Qarrar Ahmed Abbasi of Civil Hospital, Dr S. Farhat Abbas, MLO, Dr
Zulfiquar Ali Sial, additional police surgeon, CHK, under the supervision of
police surgeon Dr Captain Nizamuddin Memon.
Q: What does your post-mortem report say about the types of the wounds
and where he was hit?
A: He was hit by only one bullet on the right side near the right ear and the
bullet passed through and exited from the left side, damaging the brain.
Q: How long he survived after being hit by a bullet?
A: He died within an hour.
Q: Were you examined by any law-enforcement agency or the British team of
detectives?
A: No.
Q: Was the post-mortem carried out on Haq Nawaz Sial on the same pattern
as was done in the case of Mir Murtaza?
A: No. In this case, the body was dissected and all the three cavities were
opened for nearly two hours at the mortuary of Dow Medical College. The
incisions and dissections were done by me and I wrote the report. The body
was fresh, healthy, there were no marks of any violence or struggle, the
tongue was inside, the mouth slightly open, and there had been bleeding
from the wounds.
Q: When was the post-mortem carried out after the death?
A: Within three to four hours after death.
Q: What caused the death?
A: Head injuries followed by brain haemorrhage.
Q: When did you conduct the post-mortem on the body of Haq Nawaz Sial?
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