PAKISTAN’S history is replete with unresolved high-profile assassinations—from Liaquat Ali Khan to Benazir Bhutto—where victims never received justice.

The latest tragic case of Humaira Asghar Ali, a well-known celebrity, has again exposed the glaring flaws in the country’s criminal justice system. Her decomposed and skeletonized body was discovered under mysterious circumstances, nearly one months after her death. While media outlets focus on the moral and societal implications, the real issue remains unaddressed: the urgent need to reform Pakistan’s medico-legal and forensic systems.

Pakistan lacks a dedicated, specialized medico-legal infrastructure within its tertiary care hospitals. In Humaira Asghar’s case, no board of qualified forensic specialists was formed to conduct the postmortem. Without........

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