Rabiya Ahsan case: Court hands over victim's husband to police for 2 days

The husband of television anchorperson Rabiya Ahsan was remanded in police custody on two-day physical remand by a Rawalpindi court on Monday in connection with her killing at their home in the Gulshanabad area.

Ahsan was brought before Area Magistrate Talat Waheed after police sought his custody for interrogation. The court allowed the request and ordered investigators to produce him again after the remand period.

The case was registered at Saddar Beruni police station on Sunday, following a complaint by Rabiya’s brother. The FIR invokes Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which deals with murder, and Section 2-A of the Punjab Arms Amendment Ordinance, 2015.

Rabiya was found dead with a gunshot wound below her neck, City Police Officer Hassan Sukhera said a day earlier. Police had taken her husband into custody after the incident.

Investigators were also looking into an account provided by a male domestic worker, who told police that Ahsan had described the gunshot as accidental.

First Lady Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari called for a transparent and impartial investigation into the killing, saying those responsible should be held accountable.