A major development has emerged in the investigation into the mysterious death of young Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali Khan, with Karachi Police Chief Azad Khan revealing that the post-mortem report was prepared without the police surgeon directly examining the body.

Speaking about the case, Azad Khan said the police surgeon compiled the report based solely on photographs rather than conducting a physical examination of the deceased.

He clarified that under the law, it is the medico-legal officer (MLO) who is authorised to issue the post-mortem report.

The police chief said investigators based their findings on the MLO’s report, adding that if the police surgeon had any objections, they should have been submitted in writing to the relevant forum instead of airing them in public.

Earlier, Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed raised concerns over the post-mortem findings of Mir Raza Ali, stating that the reported results do not match the images reviewed by her.

Dr Summaiya said it is uncommon for a bullet entry wound to be larger than the exit wound and added that neither her team nor the crime scene unit conducted a gunpowder residue test on Raza Ali’s hands.

She said the post-mortem report has raised further questions instead of providing clarity.

Azad Khan also said that exhumation of the body and a fresh post-mortem examination could be carried out if the victim’s family submits a request and all legal requirements are fulfilled.

Meanwhile, investigators have made another significant breakthrough after the Sindh Counter Terrorism Department’s (CTD) technical team successfully unlocked Mir Raza’s Apple Watch.

Police said the device has yielded information related to financial transactions and other potentially important evidence that could assist the investigation.

According to investigators, data had been deleted from both Mir Raza’s mobile phone and Apple Watch before they were recovered.

Officials believe the information extracted from the smartwatch could prove crucial to the case.

Mir Raza’s iPhone and Apple Watch had been sent for specialised forensic analysis.

However, police said experts have so far been unable to crack the passcode of the iPhone.

Authorities said the investigation is continuing from all possible angles and that newly recovered digital evidence could lead to further breakthroughs in the case.