The Punjab government has constituted a high-level investigation committee to review the murder case of Hina Javed. The committee will be headed by Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Director General Sohail Zafar Chattha and will include Lahore Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Shoaib Khurram and Rawalpindi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigation, sources said. The committee will conduct a fresh review of the investigation into Hina Javed’s murder. It is expected to arrive in Rawalpindi this week under the leadership of Sohail Zafar Chattha.

Sources said the committee will review the post-mortem report, statements of the suspects and proceedings of the case. The high-level panel will also visit the crime scene and examine the progress of the investigation carried out so far, according to sources. The committee is also expected to meet the family of the deceased during its visit to Rawalpindi. Read more: Hina Javed murder case: Family questions police probe, seeks independent investigation The murder case has been registered at the Civil Lines Police Station in Rawalpindi.

Hina Javed’s husband and her personal employee are currently being held at Adiala Jail on judicial remand in connection with the case. On September 11, the family of Hina Javed alleged that the probe is being diverted towards a domestic worker instead of the main suspect in an attempt to hide the truth. According to details, the victim’s family sent formal letters to the Chairman of the National Commission for Human Rights, the Ministry of Law and the parliamentary caucus committee, raising concerns over the investigation into Hina Javed’s murder.

In a letter written by the victim’s brother, the family expressed fears that the entire direction of the police investigation was being shifted towards the domestic worker instead of the actual suspect. The family said a bloodstained sheet recovered from the crime scene was handed over to Hina Javed’s father-in-law instead of being taken into police custody. They also alleged that all chats and messages between Hina Javed and her sister had been deleted from the victim’s mobile phone.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)