TV anchorperson Rabiya Ahsan found dead in Rawalpindi home

TV anchorperson Rabiya Ahsan was found dead with a gunshot wound at her residence in Rawalpindi on Sunday, while police arrested her husband in connection with her suspected murder.

In an X post, Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said, "Rabiya Ahmad, aged 41, a journalist associated with 92 News, was found dead in her room with a gunshot wound to the head."

She added that during initial interrogation, her husband Ahsan Tahir Khan claimed that the firearm discharged accidentally while he was playing with the weapon. The accused has been taken into custody along with the weapon of offence, she said.

The minister said that Punjab Forensic Science Authority teams are collecting evidence from the crime scene as further investigation and legal proceedings are underway.

Tweet by Azma Zahid Bokhari

Separately, CPO Hasan Mushtaq Sukhera told the media that the journalist had been shot once in the front of her neck, just below the throat.

He said police had launched an investigation into the incident and recovered the weapon allegedly used in the shooting from the crime scene. The Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) team also visited the house to collect evidence.