KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on Tuesday reissued death warrants for former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) worker Saulat Mirza setting him up for execution on April 1.

Mirza was sentenced to death by an ATC in May 1999 for murdering the managing director of then named Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) chief Shahid Hamid, his driver Ashraf Brohi and guard Khan Akbar in July 1997.

He was moved along with four high-profile prisoners to the Machh jail, Balochistan, in April 2014.

Last week Mirza's execution was postponed for 72 hours. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar had said the target killer’s execution was stayed as “he is not well enough to be executed”.

Know more: Jail administration seeks fresh death warrant of Saulat Mirza

The administration of Machh central jail had sent a letter to the ATC, seeking fresh death warrants of Saulat Mirza, Superintendent Machh Jail Muhammad Ishaq Zehri had told Dawn.com.

"Death warrant issued earlier has expired after postponement of Mirza's execution," he added.

Mirza was scheduled to be executed on March 19 at 5.30am, but his hanging was postponed at eleventh hour following a presidential order.

Inquiry committee formed to probe into Mirza's video recording

The Balochistan government has formed an inquiry committee to probe into the video Saulat Mirza recorded at Machh Jail.

Inspector General Prisons BalochistanB ashir Ahmed Bangulzai will head the four-member committee.

"The committee will submit its report within a week," Bashir Ahmed Bangulzai told DawnNews.

Additional Secretary Home Naseer Ahmed Nasar, Superintendent Machh Jail Ishaq Zehri and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) polic