RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has formed a high-level investigation committee to conduct a fresh review of the murder case of Hina Javed, according to sources.
The committee will be headed by Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Director General Sohail Zafar Chattha and will include Lahore Deputy Inspector General Shoaib Khurram and Rawalpindi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigation.
Sources said the committee is expected to visit Rawalpindi this week to examine the investigation conducted so far and assess whether all relevant aspects of the case have been properly addressed.
The panel will review several key pieces of evidence, including the post-mortem report, statements recorded from suspects and the proceedings conducted during the investigation. Members will also visit the crime scene and examine the progress made by investigators.
The committee is expected to meet Hina Javed’s family during its visit and hear their concerns regarding the police investigation.
The murder case was registered at the Civil Lines Police Station in Rawalpindi. Hina Javed’s husband and a personal employee are currently being held at Adiala Jail on judicial remand in connection with the case.
The development comes after the victim’s family raised questions about the direction of the investigation. On September 11, relatives alleged that investigators were focusing on a domestic worker instead of pursuing what they described as the main suspect.
The family subsequently submitted formal letters to the National Commission for Human Rights chairman, the Ministry of Law and a parliamentary caucus committee, seeking attention to their concerns.
In the letter submitted by Hina Javed’s brother, the family expressed apprehension that the investigation was being diverted towards the domestic worker and away from other aspects of the case.
The family also raised concerns over the handling of physical evidence. They alleged that a bloodstained sheet recovered from the crime scene was handed to Hina Javed’s father-in-law instead of being secured by police as evidence.
They further alleged that conversations and messages exchanged between Hina Javed and her sister had been deleted from the victim’s mobile phone.
The newly constituted committee will now review these and other concerns as part of its fresh assessment. Its visit is expected to focus on evidence handling, witness and suspect statements, investigative procedures and the overall progress of the case.
The committee’s review could provide authorities with an opportunity to examine the investigation independently within the existing police framework and determine whether further investigative steps are required.
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