Journalist Rabia Ahsan found shot dead at Rawalpindi home, husband detained
Police detained the husband of journalist Rabia Ahsan and recovered a firearm after she was found shot dead at her Rawalpindi home on Sunday.
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Rabia Ahsan was a Pakistani television anchorperson associated with private news channel 92 News.
Pakistani journalist and television anchor Rabia Ahsan was found shot dead at her home in Gulshanabad, Rawalpindi, on Sunday. Police detained her husband, Ahsan Tahir Khan, and recovered a firearm. Police said the case was being registered as a murder, and the investigation is under way to establish how she died.
Who was Rabia Ahsan?
Rabia Ahsan was a Pakistani television anchorperson associated with private news channel 92 News. She was about 40 or 41 years old, the mother of two daughters, and also operated a salon in Islamabad. Police sources said she had married her husband by choice.
How was Rabia Ahsan found?
Ahsan was found in her bedroom with a gunshot wound. Police reports differed on whether the bullet struck her neck or head.
Rescue teams reached the house in Gulshanabad, along Adiala Road, after receiving information about the incident. Her mother and sisters were reportedly present at the residence when the shooting occurred.
Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera visited the residence, along with the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations, the SSP Investigation and other senior officials.
What has the husband told police?
Police detained Khan and recovered a firearm allegedly involved in the shooting. According to police sources, he told investigators during initial questioning that the shooting was accidental and that the weapon discharged while he was handling it.
His account has not been independently verified, and investigators are examining all aspects of the incident. Police said the case was being registered as a murder and that the investigation would proceed on merit.
Police sources said there had apparently been no serious dispute between the couple.
What happens next in the investigation?
Teams from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) were called to collect evidence from the scene. The agency conducts scientific examinations of material gathered during criminal investigations.
Ahsan's body was shifted to a hospital for a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death and document her injuries. The findings were not immediately available, and police said further investigation was underway to establish the exact circumstances of her death.
*With additional reporting by Talal Maqbool in Lahore
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