The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu notice of Shahzeb Khan’s murder and issued notice to the Sindh advocate general and PPO to appear on January 4 and submit a report in this regard.
Twenty-year-old Shahzeb Khan was killed allegedly by Shahrukh Jatoi near Mubarak Masjid in DHA Karachi on December 25.
Jatoi killed Khan after his friend Nawab Siraj Talpur had an argument with the deceased, when Talpur’s servant verbally harassed Khan’s sister. Talpur and his friend, Jatoi, allegedly followed Shahzeb, even after the issue was settled, and shot him dead. Reportedly, the two main suspects escaped to interior Sindh after the murder.
The action was taken by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on a note initiated by the office. The note was based on press clippings carrying story regarding the brutal murder of the 20-year-old who was gunned down in Karachi a week ago and police failed to make any progress due to immense political pressure.
Hundreds of people from different walks of life protested against the murder at the Karachi Press Club carrying banners and requesting the CJP for taking suo motu action in this regard.
A three-member investigation committee was formed by the Sindh Police but so far, the body has not made any arrests. The investigation teams that were sent to the interior Sindh also came back “empty-handed”.
