SHC suspends magistrate's order for Aamir Liaquat's autopsy.

KARACHI -- The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday suspended an earlier order by the judicial magistrate regarding TV host Aamir Liaquat Hussain's exhumation and subsequent autopsy.

The court also issued notices to the health secretary and the medical board formed for the purpose.

A two-member bench, headed by Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar, heard the petition seeking a stay order on the post-mortem of the late TV host turned politician.

The lawmaker's daughter, son and their lawyer, Zia Awan, appeared in court as the latter argued against Judicial Magistrate East Wazir Hussain Memon's decision.

Justice Ghaffar questioned what was wrong with Memon's verdict. The counsel contended that the person who applied for the autopsy was not a relative.

"Anyone can come like this tomorrow. The purpose of the applicant seeking Aamir Liaquat's autopsy was to get cheap fame," he stated.

Citing the example of the late Pakistan Peoples Party leader, Benazir Bhutto, he added that "an autopsy was also not carried out after the denial by former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's heirs. The assassination of Benazir Bhutto was also a high-profile case."

The counsel further stated that an...