Published on: August 23, 2025 2:26 AM
Investigators from a three-member inquiry committee declared journalist Khawar Hussain’s death “suicide” as they submitted a 30-page report to Sindh Inspector-General Ghulam Nabi Memon, it emerged on Friday. Hussain, a young journalist associated with a private news channel, was found dead in his car in mysterious circumstances outside a restaurant on Hyderabad Road in his hometown, Sanghar, last week.The probe committee concluded “suicide as the only cause of death of journalist Hussain” based on the “detailed visit of the crime scene, interview of the witnesses, examination of post-mortem reports, forensic reports, and analysis of CCTV footage”. The report includes an eight-page section supported by medical records. Investigators also reviewed CCTV footage from Karachi to Sanghar, tracing Hussain’s travel route, as well as video evidence from the hotel parking area up to the point of the incident. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Irfan Baloch, a member of the committee, said the CCTV footage showed no individual approaching the journalist’s vehicle during the incident. The report added that video evidence, call data records, and witness statements from people who last contacted Hussain were all examined. The medical and post-mortem reports also confirmed suicide.
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