Plea filed in SHC seeking judicial commission to probe Sakrand incident.

KARACHI -- A petition was submitted to the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday, seeking the establishment of a judicial commission to probe the Maari Jalbani village incident, also known as the Sakrand incident.

The petition, filed by Advocate Tahmasp Rasheed Razvi, has called upon the court to appoint a high court judge to oversee the investigation, aiming to ensure transparency and impartiality in the proceedings.

In response to the petition, the high court has issued notices to all parties involved, including the Director-General of Rangers and the Sindh Chief Secretary. Representing the petitioner were Barrister Salahuddin Ahmed, Syed Haider Imam Rizvi, and Barrister Shoaib Ali Khatian.

On September 28, four men, with apparently no criminal record, were shot dead and at least five others including women sustained injuries in a raid by the Rangers and the police in a village in Benazirabad, Nawabshah district.

Caretaker Home Minister Brig (retd) Harris Nawaz claimed that four personnel of the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) were also injured in the incident in the Maari Khan Jalbani Village of Sakrand taluka.

According to home minister...