The petitioner in this case is Syed Zaid Hamid, who is represented
through his counsel Raja Muhammad Irshad. Boththe petitioner and the counsel are generally known for their connections with the Pakistani establishment thus giving the impression as if they have been encouraged by military/ISI to get the issue of Bugtis murder probed through an independent judicial inquiry commission. Raja Irshad when approached said that though he has been representing the ISI and FC in different cases in various courts, in this particular case his services have been hired by the ZaidHamids think tank - Brass Track.
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In 2010-16 the Royal Islamic
Strategic Studies Centre, Jordan, classified Zaid Hamid as one of the m ost infl uenti al 500 Muslims living in the world today and the most powerful opinion maker on Pakistani media.