ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday has taken a suo motu notice of 11-year-old domestic worker’s death while she was employed at the house of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Mushtaq Ghani’s brother, Shoaib Ghani’s house and had died mysteriously at a hospital in Abbottabad on January 25.
According to a notification, Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar took notice after media reports and has directed for the KP inspector general to submit a detailed report within three days. The fact-finding committee constituted by DIG Hazara to investigate the death had recommended the exhumation and post-mortem of the deceased child on Wednesday. The grave of the deceased will be exhumed on Thursday.
The investigation aims to find out whether the cause of death was natural or not.
According to a police spokesperson, Misbah’s health deteriorated after eating fruits and though she was taken to a hospital, however, she did not survive. He said that Misbah’s siblings, a brother and a sister had also died of the same ailment.
“The investigation can be taken forward after the medical report emerges,” said the police spokesman and added that Misbah’s family had made no request for legal action.
“I am as sorrowful about Misbah’s death as her family. I have no objection to a probe into her death,” said Mushtaq Ghani.
“The ones known for mud-slinging have been doing propaganda,” said Ghani.
“Every single person is busy scoring points,” he concluded.
