The Sindh government has moved to form yet another medical board to oversee the exhumation of 25-year-old Wafflix owner Mir Ali Raza, whose death has sparked a forensic dispute. The latest eight-member panel, notified on Friday, will carry out the procedure on Saturday morning, a day later than originally planned. This marks the third iteration of the board, after the previous two notifications were withdrawn amid objections from the victim's family. Main Developments The newly constituted board, announced via a Sindh Health Department notification, will be convened by police surgeon Dr Sumaiyya Syed, with Professor Dr Naseem Ahmed of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) serving as the pathologist. Other members include forensic expert Dr Farah Waseem from Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU), forensic identification expert Amir Hassan Khan of the Shanakht Project, Additional Police Surgeon Dr Srichand, and medicolegal officers Dr Kamran Khan and Dr Daniyal Mirza from Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC). The board also includes Dr Muhammad, the administrative in-charge of the police surgeon's office. According to the notification, the board has the authority to co-opt additional expert members if necessary. A separate notification from the Office of the Police Surgeon confirmed that the exhumation will take place on Saturday, August 8, at 11am, with a civil judge and judicial magistrate Karachi-XXI present during the procedure. Read also: 3 Key Impacts of AJK Poll Delay in Poonch Districts The reconstitution came after the deceased's family objected to the abrupt changes made to the first board, which had been announced just hours earlier. The exhumation, initially scheduled for Friday, was deferred as a result of these objections. Background Raza, the owner of eatery Wafflix, went missing on July 28, and his body was discovered the following day with a gunshot wound in bushes near Shahi Qila Ground in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. His father filed a complaint, leading to a case under Section 365 of the Pakistan Penal Code (kidnapping or abducting with intent to secretly and wrongfully confine a person) at the Ferozabad police station. Police have stated that their investigation suggests Raza was facing financial difficulties and had asked friends for money on the night he died. According to police, he left his home in PECHS Block-2 and hired a taxi through an app, with the driver dropping him a short distance from where his body was later found. The case took a significant turn on Tuesday when police surgeon Dr Sumaiyya Syed told a private news channel that the postmortem findings raised several questions, as some observations did not match the available photographs. She noted that the reported entry wound, bullet trajectory, and exit wound did not correspond with one another. While she acknowledged that it is scientifically possible for a bullet to enter through the back and exit from the front, she emphasized that her assessment was based solely on the postmortem report and photographs, as she had not personally examined the body. Dr Syed also pointed out that entry wounds are typically smaller than exit wounds in firearm cases, and that gunshot residue, commonly found on the hands in suspected suicides, was not tested for in this case. Her comments prompted police authorities to issue a statement, warning that such observations could adversely affect the ongoing investigation. The statement, however, noted that exhumation could be conducted on the medical board's recommendation for further clarification by a committee of medico-legal experts, with the court's permission. Why It Matters This case highlights the critical role of forensic evidence in high-profile investigations, where discrepancies in postmortem reports can undermine public confidence. The multiple reconstitutions of the medical board reflect the sensitivity of the case and the family's demand for a transparent process. The outcome of the exhumation could either corroborate the police's version of events or raise further questions about the circumstances of Raza's death. For the public, the handling of this case serves as a test of the justice system's ability to conduct impartial investigations, especially when law enforcement agencies are involved. The presence of a judicial magistrate during the exhumation underscores the legal scrutiny applied to the procedure. What's Next The exhumation is scheduled to proceed on Saturday at 11am, with the new medical board tasked to conduct the medico-legal examination. The board may co-opt additional experts if required, potentially expanding its scope. Following the exhumation, the findings will likely be submitted to the court, which will determine the next steps in the investigation. Open questions remain about the initial autopsy's accuracy and whether the new examination will resolve the discrepancies highlighted by Dr Syed. The court's earlier directive to constitute the board "at the earlie