From Zeeshan Mirzza
KARACHI: A local court in Karachi has directed the Sindh health secretary to form a medical board to ascertain the cause of death of renowned TV anchor and politician Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain, who was found dead at his residence earlier this month.
Judicial Magistrate East Hussain Memon on Monday ordered the secretary to form the medical board and fix a date for exhumation of Liaquat’s body for postmortem.
The court also directed the authorities concerned to make all necessary arrangements in accordance with the law.
Last week, the court had ordered the autopsy of the famous TV personality after a petition was filed demanding an autopsy.
During the hearing, attended by Liaquat’s heirs and the government legal team, the public prosecutor stated that his heirs did not want a postmortem to be conducted as it would hurt their father’s “soul”. According to the heirs, they do not suspect any foul play in the former politician’s death.
The police had also presented a report in court stating that the police surgeon could not ascertain the cause of death till an autopsy was performed.
Abdul Ahad, a citizen, had filed a petition in the judicial magistrate’s court in regarding the postmortem, stating that Liaquat died under “mysterious circumstances” and determining the cause of his death was important as the departed was a lawmaker and a TV host.
