A petition was filed on Friday in the court of judicial magistrate (east) in Karachi for the post-mortem of late anchorperson and politician Aamir Liaquat Hussain, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

It was learnt that the court issued notices to the heirs of late Aamir Liaquat Hussain through police, asking them to appear before the court or submit a reply.

The court sought a reply from the heirs by 9am on Saturday.

It is to be noted here that famous TV presenter and Member of National Assembly (MNA) Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain had passed away in his house in Karachi a few days ago.

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His family had refused a post-mortem of his body despite police’s insistence.

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Reporter: Mumtaz Jamali