KARACHI: Singh High Court (SHC) has accepted a petition seeking re-opening of the Shahid Hamid murder case for hearing submitted by death row prisoner Saular Mirza’s wife Nighat Mirza.
The two member bench of the SHC will take up the petition on May 8.
The apex court also ordered that to submit all data of Supreme Court in the case on Tommorow.
The wife of convicted Saulat Mirza on Thursday (today) had submitted a petition in the SHC. The petition seeks the re-opening of the murder case of the then MD KESC Shahid Hamid in light of revelations made by her husband in his video statement and calls for Saulat Mirza’s execution to be delayed until investigations are complete.
Nighat Mirza stated in the petition that Mirza had made further revelations to the JIT which was formed after his video statement. She opined that her husband is a key witness and his execution would be of benefit to other criminals adding that if Mirza is executed all evidence will be buried with him and demanded Saulat Mirza’s execution to be delayed until investigations are complete.
Saulat Mirza was convicted of murdering Shahid Hamid, his driver and guard outside Hamid’s residence in the DHA area of Karachi in July, 1997.
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi had earlier this month issued new death warrant for Saulat Mirza’s execution at the Machh Jail on May 12.
The condemned prisoner had received a stay in his execution after he made startling revelations regarding the leadership of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) in a video statement.
Mirza had said that he was a worker of the MQM and had received orders from party leader Babar Ghauri to murder Shahid Hamid. He further said that MQM chief Altaf Hussain would pass on orders via Babar Ghauri.
