KARACHI: Minister Sindh Mir Hazar Bijarani and his wife Fariha RazzaqHaroon were mysteriously found dead in their residence here on Tuesday.
According to SP Clifton Tauqeer Naeem both of the couple has been shot inheads, however, it’s still to be ascertained if they were assassinated.
Dr Semi Jamali, head of the emergency services in Jinnah Hospital said thatthe there were three bullet wounds on body of Fariha Razaq.
Responding to media outside Bijarani house, provincial minister ManzoorHussain Wassan said that Bijarani couldn’t committee suicide. “He was verydown to earth and loving person, I have never heard of him a word which maybe called unwanted or negative,” Wasan told.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal andPPP lawmakers rushed to Bijrarani’s residence immediately the news of hisdeath flashed on News Channels.
Deeply shocked to learn about the murder of veteran PPP politician MirHazar Khan Bijarani & his wife. May Allah rest their souls in eternal peace& give patience to the bereaved family & friend,” Chief Minister PunjabMian Shehbaz Sharif said in a tweet.
Nafisa Shah, Member National Assembly from Khairpur and Central InformationSecretary Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian termed the death a bigtragedy for the family and the PPP both.
Dr Arif Alvi, a lawmaker from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf tweeted; “Verysad to hear about my friends Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani and Fariha RazzaqHaroon shot dead. Met him on Monday last and Fariha came over for lunch tomy house on Saturday.”
Raja Umar Khattab, a senior police official, told that Bijarani was shotonce and four misfired bullets were found from the scene. The senior policeofficial also confirmed that the weapon had been recovered.
Sources add that one of the misfired bullets was still stuck in the breechof the weapon and that the weapon belonged to Bijarani.
The wife’s body was on the floor while Bijarani was found on the couch, thesources further added claiming that the wife had been shot in the head fromthe front while Bijarani had been shot in the temple.
The police have taken three members of the domestic staff including a womanwere into custody along with two police guards for investigation.
Sindh Information Minister, Nasir Shah said that Bijarani despite hisstatus as minister and head of his tribe, did not prefer protocol andsecurity. “Bijarani always led a very simple and low-profile life.”
The provincial information minister added that those responsible for themurder will be caught and brought to justice.
A forensic team has reached the residence and is collecting evidence.Inquiries are also being conducted over who was present at the house.
Bijarani was born on July 10, 1946 in Karampur,Sindh, and belonged to afamily which was prominent in the PPP and Sindh politics. He completed hisBachelors from National College Karachi, later doing his MA in politicalscience and LLB from Sindh Muslim Law College.
In 2013, Bijarani was elected from the PS-16 constituency ofJacobabad-Kashmore. He also represented the constituency in 1974, 1977.
In the past he had also served as a MNA (1990-93) and (1997-2013). In 1988he served in the Senate.
Fariha Razak Haroon was a well-known journalist, who was also a SindhAssembly MPA from 2002-2007.