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Punjab forms body to review probe in Hina Javed murder case

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Asghar, M. (2026, September 30). Punjab forms body to review probe in Hina Javed murder case. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2033581/punjab-forms-body-to-review-probe-in-hina-javed-murder-case

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The Punjab government has established a three-member committee to review the investigation into the murder of Hina Javed, where her husband and a domestic servant have been placed under judicial remand. The committee includes Additional IG Crime Control Department Sohail Chattha, DIG Lahore Shoaib Khurram Janbaz, and SSP Investigation Rawalpindi Saifullah, tasked with examining forensic reports indicating marks of torture on Javed’s body. This review comes at the request of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif following concerns raised by Javed's family about the initial police investigation.
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The Punjab government in Pakistan has established a three-member committee to review the investigation into the murder case of Hina Javed. The committee includes Sohail Chattha (Additional IG Crime Control Department), Shoaib Khurram Janbaz (DIG Lahore), and Saifullah (SSP Investigation Rawalpindi). This move follows receipt of forensic evidence and a final postmortem report, which indicate signs of torture and other critical evidence implicating the domestic servant in the crime. The husband and domestic servant are currently under judicial remand at Adiala jail in Rawalpindi. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif instructed the formation of this committee to oversee the case further.

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🔮 After the PSFA’s findings, however, police authorities are waiting for the three-member team to arrive in Rawalpindi when the case file will be presented to them.
🔮 More than 22,000 security personnel led by eight DIGs will be deployed in the federal capital and over 30,000 in the Attock district, which connects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Punjab.
🔮 Proper handcuffs must be used and the practice of using ropes or iron chains while presenting accused persons before courts will not be allowed.
🔮 The exact cause of death will be determined in light of the post-mortem and forensic reports,” the spokesperson elaborated.
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Adiala PSFA Punjab RAWALPINDI the Punjab Forensic Science Agency’s

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RAWALPINDI GPE · 4× Javed PERSON · 3× PSFA ORG · 2× Punjab GPE · 2× Adiala GPE · 1× Hina Javed PERSON · 1× Lahore GPE · 1× Shoaib Khurram Janbaz PERSON · 1× Sohail Chattha PERSON · 1× the Punjab Forensic Science Agency’s ORG · 1×

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Police receive forensic and final postmortem reports which show torture, other crucial evidence The committee constituted by the provincial government consists of Additional IG Crime Control Department (CCD) Sohail Chattha, DIG Lahore Shoaib Khurram Janbaz and SSP Investigation Rawalpindi Saifullah.
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🔮 After the PSFA’s findings, however, police authorities are waiting for the three-member team to arrive in Rawalpindi when the case file will be presented to them.

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The Punjab government has formed a three-member high-powered committee to review the investigation in the murder case of Hina Javed in which her husband and a domestic servant have been placed on judicial remand in Adiala jail. asserted
husband → form → jail
On the other hand, the Rawalpindi police have received forensic and the final postmortem reports which showed marks of torture and other crucial evidence. asserted
which → receive → torture
According to sources, the Punjab Forensic Science Agency’s (PSFA) findings showed startling evidence of the domestic servant’s role in the gruesome murder of the woman. uncertain
findings → accord → woman
After the PSFA’s findings, however, police authorities are waiting for the three-member team to arrive in Rawalpindi when the case file will be presented to them. asserted
file → wait → them
Police receive forensic and final postmortem reports which show torture, other crucial evidence The committee constituted by the provincial government consists of Additional IG Crime Control Department (CCD) Sohail Chattha, DIG Lahore Shoaib Khurram Janbaz and SSP Investigation Rawalpindi Saifullah. asserted
committee → receive → Chattha
According to sources, the committee has been formed on the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, which will be headed by Mr Chattha. uncertain
which → accord → Chattha
Sources said the committee will arrive in the city this week and will visit the crime scene and also review the investigation conducted by the local police so far. asserted
committee → say → police
Initial postmortem examination and police report had suggested that Ms Javed’s body was found lying in a washroom of her apartment on August 21, with signs of torture as there was “strangulation mark around her neck; injury below her right lip with her nose bleeding”. uncertain
nose → suggest → lip
The police found her body partially hanging from a washroom shower, with her hands tied behind her back and a wire noose around her neck. asserted
hands → find → neck
Ms Javed, 45, had married Faisal Imam nine months ago and was his second wife. asserted
Javed → marry → Imam
According to sources, the committee has also contacted the family of the deceased, while the murder case was registered with Civil Lines police station. uncertain
case → accord → station
The deceased’s husband, Mr Faisal, and domestic worker Zeeshan Arshad were nominated in the murder case and were sent to Adiala Jail on judicial remand. asserted
husband → nominate → remand
The police had registered a murder case against the woman’s husband, who holds a doctorate degree (PhD). asserted
who → register → degree
Her father-in-law, 78, and the domestic servant were also nominated in the case on the complaint of the victim’s brother Fahad Javed, a resident of Westridge Bazaar, Peshawar Road. asserted
father → nominate → Bazaar
It may be recalled that CPO Rawalpindi Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera had formed a special investigation team to investigate the high-profile case, but Ms Javed’s family had written letters to the Parliamentary Caucus Committee and the National Commission for Human Rights, expressing reservations about the Rawalpindi police investigation. uncertain
family → recall → investigation
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