Punjab Forms High-Powered Committee to Review Hina Javed Murder Case
Rawalpindi:The Punjab government has formed a high-powered committee to review the investigation into the murder of Hina Javed.
According to sources, the committee was constituted by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and will be headed by Counter Crime Department (CCD) Director General Sohail Zafar Chattha.
The committee includes Lahore Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Shoaib Khurram and Rawalpindi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigation Saifullah.
Sources said the committee will conduct a fresh review of the investigation and is expected to visit Rawalpindi this week under the leadership of Sohail Zafar Chattha.
The high-level committee will visit the crime scene and review the investigation carried out so far. Rawalpindi Police have also received forensic reports related to samples collected in the case.
The sources said the forensic reports also include the final post-mortem report. The committee constituted by the Punjab chief minister has also contacted Hina Javed’s family.
Hina Javed was allegedly murdered at her home on August 21. Her husband, Faisal Asghar, and domestic employee Zeeshan Arshad are currently on judicial remand at Adiala Jail in connection with the case.
The victim’s family has expressed reservations about the Rawalpindi Police investigation and has also written to the parliamentary caucus committee and the National Commission for Human Rights regarding the case.
