Aziz Memon, a journalist associated with a local Sindhi channel and newspaper who was found murdered last month in Naushehro Feroze, died of suffocation, according to a post-mortem examination report released by authorities on Friday.
Memon's body was recovered from a river on February 16, with a cable wrapped around his neck. The local reporter had earlier accused the PPP, as well as Naushehro Feroze police, of threatening him for unflattering reporting of party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's widely-publicised 'train march' in 2019.
Shortly after news of the journalist's murder broke, journalists in Islamabad had protested against his killing and asked the Chief Justice to look into the matter.
Separately, the government of Sindh also set up a joint investigation team (JIT) under Additional Inspector-General of Police (AIG) for Hyderabad Region Dr Waliullah Dal to probe Memon's murder, a notification from the provincial home department issued Friday confirmed.
Approved by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, the nine-member JIT would submit a report on their findings in 15 days, the notification added.
The JIT comprises officers from the police, Intelligence Bureau (IB), and Special Branch.
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