Parveen Rehman murder case: SC issues notice to AGP to form judicial commission

Expressing displeasure over slow pace of investigations into Parveen Rehman murder case due to lackluster performance of Sindh police, the Supreme Court issued a notice to Attorney General for Pakistan to form a judicial commission in the matter. Parveen Rehman, a social activist and director of Orangi Pilot Project Research and Training Institute Karachi, was murdered on March 13, 2013 in Karachi but Sindh Police have failed to apprehend the perpetrators so far.
Resuming hearing of the suo motu notice taken over the murder of Parveen Rehman on Wednesday, a three-judge bench led by Justice Gulzar Ahmed also summoned Advocate General Sindh to appear before the court on the next date of hearing. During the course of proceedings, Advocate Raheel Kamran apprised the bench that investigation officers had destroyed the case due to poor probe, to which Justice Gulzar Ahmed observed that police seem to be hiding their failure.
Expressing surprise, Justice Gulzar Ahmed said as to why the police failed to arrest the killers of social workers, adding where Sindh police be sent for learning investigation techniques. However, investigation officer informed the court that so far police have arrested five suspected killers whereas one of them had confessed to his crime.
Justice Gulzar Ahmed said that police are unaware of investigation techniques, saying if it is the job of police to record confessional statement of the accused. A member of the bench Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh observed what position of the police would be if the accused who had confessed to his crime denies it before the trial court. Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh further remarked that the matter in hand is an important one so court will show zero tolerance over lackluster performance. He asked police officer to inquire on whose orders police had spoiled the case. To which, investigative officer said that the departmental inquiry has been initiated against those officials who have destroyed the case. Later, the hearing of the case was adjourned for two weeks.