Female journalist and television anchorperson Rabia Ahsan was shot dead at her residence in Gulshanabad, along Adiala Road, police sources said on Sunday. According to police sources, Rabia was associated with a private News Channel and had hosted her last programme on the private television channel the previous night.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident, with the victim’s husband also being questioned as part of the inquiry. Investigators are examining different aspects of the case, including allegations of possible assault, to determine the circumstances surrounding her death.
According to Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera reached the scene shortly after receiving reports of the shooting involving television anchorperson Rabia. Speaking to the media at the scene, Sukhera said police had received information about the incident and confirmed that Rabia Ahsan was associated with a private television channel.
He said her body was recovered from a room inside the house, adding that police were investigating the case from all possible angles to determine the circumstances surrounding her death. The CPO further confirmed that the victim’s husband, Ahsan, had been taken into custody as part of the investigation.
According to a spokesperson for Rawalpindi Police, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations, SSP Investigation and other senior police officers also reached the site.
Police have taken the victim’s husband into custody in connection with the incident and seized the suspected weapon used in the shooting. Meanwhile, teams from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) are collecting evidence from the crime scene to assist in the investigation.
The victim’s body is being shifted to a hospital for a post-mortem examination. Police are also in the process of registering a case. CPO Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera has directed that all aspects of the incident be investigated and assured that the investigation will be conducted strictly on merit, the spokesperson added.
It was revealed that during initial interrogation, her husband, Ahsan Tahir Khan, claims that the firearm was discharged accidentally while he was playing with the weapon.
