Pakistani TV anchorperson Rabia Ahsan shot dead at home in Rawalpindi
City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera confirmed that Ahsan’s husband had been detained and that the suspected weapon had been seized. He said an investigation had been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding her death.
A male domestic worker at the house told police that Ahsan’s husband had claimed the gunshot was fired accidentally, according to the CPO. The incident took place in the Gulshanabad area of the city, where Ahsan worked as an anchor and programme host for a local private TV channel. Sukhera visited the crime scene along with the senior superintendent of police (SSP) operations, the SSP investigations and a team of forensic experts. Teams from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) were collecting evidence from the house.
A Pakistani television anchorperson, Rabia Ahsan, was shot dead at her home in Rawalpindi on Sunday, with police taking her husband into custody and seizing the suspected weapon.
Sukhera said a case was being registered and the investigation would be conducted on merit. She called for a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation to establish the facts and ensure that those responsible were held accountable, according to a statement issued by the Presidency. The body was being taken to a hospital for a postmortem examination. The First Lady noted that the outcome of the investigation into Javed’s murder was still awaited.