Riffat Ara Alvi, mother of slain journalist Arshad Sharif, on Friday approached the Islamabad High Court seeking the copy of autopsy report of her son. In a petition filed by Riffat Ara, she plead that she is not being provided with the copy of autopsy report of her son despite of paying several visits to administration offices and police station. As per petition filed by Riffat Ara, on November 3, the focal person of the family of slain journalist Arshad Sharif asked the administration to provide the copy of autopsy report of Arshad.

Upon which the administration said that they don’t have autopsy report and advised the focal person to contact police station. When the family focal person approached the police they suggested him to contact the administration. The petitioner expressed fear that facts could be distorted in the autopsy report. In a petition, the family plead the court that the autopsy report should not be made public with the family’s consent.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP