Mir Raza Ali post-mortem report reveals severe torture

A newly released Mir Raza Ali post-mortem report confirmed severe antemortem physical trauma and a gunshot wound, strengthening his family's assertions that the 25-year-old entrepreneur was tortured and murdered.

The reconstituted eight-member medical board issued the findings following a court-ordered exhumation of his body in Karachi.

What did the Mir Raza Ali post-mortem report reveal?

Forensic examiners identified a 0.8-centimeter firearm entry wound on the upper back that pierced the heart alongside widespread blunt force trauma. Pathologists documented multiple skull fractures, four broken teeth, a fractured right hip bone, and a shattered sixth rib. Clear evidence of active hemorrhaging confirmed all injuries occurred while Ali was still alive.

Pathologists conducted the post-mortem examination approximately 12 days after death following the judicial exhumation order. The medical board recorded that the body was in an advanced state of decomposition with widespread insect activity throughout. Despite the physical decay, forensic experts successfully identified critical internal and external trauma.

The bullet produced two distinct circular wounds on the heart before exiting through a 1.5 by 1.2 centimeter opening on the left chest. Forensic specialists recovered significant clotted blood from the left pleural cavity during internal examination. Distinct blackening around the chest wound indicated close-range firearm discharge.

How did the Mir Raza Ali investigation progress?

The released autopsy findings mark a critical turning point in a high-profile case that generated intense public interest across Pakistan. The 25-year-old Institute of Business Administration graduate and Wafflix eatery owner went missing on July 28, 2026. Search teams recovered his body the following day from bushes in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Karachi.

Although law enforcement officials initially explored suicide theories, father Mir Hussain Ali and legal representative Jibran Nasir maintained that perpetrators kidnapped and murdered the young businessman. The formal exhumation experienced temporary delays when family members objected to unannounced late-night changes made to the judicial medical panel. Sindh Health Department subsequently reinstated the original eight-member board under Karachi Police Surgeon Dr. Summaiya Syed.