KARACHI – The Sindh government on Friday announced the constitution of a nine-member joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the alleged murder of journalist Aziz Memon in Mehrabpur.<\/p>\n

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\nThe JIT was formed after the journalist\u2019s brother Hafeez Memon expressed his dissatisfac\u00adtion over progress in the \u2018murder\u2019 probe and demanded either the formation of a JIT or a judicial probe into the \u2018murder\u2019.<\/p>\n

According to a notification, is\u00adsued almost three weeks after Aziz was found dead, the JIT will be bound to submit its findings within 15 days. It can ask for as\u00adsistance from an official of any agency or department.<\/p>\n

The nine-member JIT, to be headed by the additional inspec\u00adtor general of police of Hyder\u00adabad Range, will also include se\u00adnior superintendents of police of districts Naushahro Feroze and Shaheed Benazirabad as well as a representative of the Intelli\u00adgence Bureau, who should not be below the rank of a deputy direc\u00adtor, while a representative of the Special Branch will also be a part of the JIT.<\/p>\n

Dean of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) Jams\u00adhoro, Dr Ikramuddin Ujjan, Chair\u00adman of Department of Forensic Sciences and Toxicology, LUMHS, Jamshoro Muhammad Akbar Qazi, Senior Research Officer of Inter\u00adnational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Shakeel Ahmed and po\u00adlice surgeon in Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad, Dr Bansid\u00adhar will also be part of the JIT.<\/p>\n

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\nSpokesman for the provincial government Murtaza Wahab has said that the government will leave no stone unturned for find\u00ading the culprits involved in the in\u00adcident. \u201cWe have formed a JIT to probe into the incident, and will go to any extent to satisfy family members of the deceased journal\u00adist in this regard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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