Pakistani Journalist Rabia Ahsan Shot Dead At Home, Husband Arrested After Brother Files Complaint
Pakistani journalist Rabia Ahsan was shot dead at her Rawalpindi home on 8 November. Her husband, Ahsan Tahir, was taken into custody.
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Pakistani journalist Rabia Ahsan was shot dead at her home in Rawalpindi on 8 November. Her husband, Ahsan Tahir, told investigators that he had fired the gun accidentally, according to reports.
Ahsan, 41, worked at the private news channel 92 News. She was hit by a bullet below her neck and died at the scene.
Her brother filed a complaint accusing Tahir of shooting her. Tahir, a government official, was reported to own an unlicensed pistol. He reportedly told investigators that the firing was accidental.
According to *Dawn*, police registered a First Information Report (FIR) under charges of premeditated murder on 8 November. Tahir was taken into custody for further investigation.
The President of Pakistan's official X account also shared a message from First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari. She expressed dismay over what she described as a pattern of professional women being killed.
In her message, she also recalled the death of digital media executive Hina Javed, who was killed in her apartment in August.
Pakistani Journalist Rabia Ahsan Shot Dead At Home, Husband Arrested After Brother Files Complaint
Pakistani journalist Rabia Ahsan was shot dead at her Rawalpindi home on 8 November. Her husband, Ahsan Tahir, was taken into custody.
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Pakistani journalist Rabia Ahsan was shot dead at her home in Rawalpindi on 8 November. Her husband, Ahsan Tahir, told investigators that he had fired the gun accidentally, according to reports.
Ahsan, 41, worked at the private news channel 92 News. She was hit by a bullet below her neck and died at the scene.
Her brother filed a complaint accusing Tahir of shooting her. Tahir, a government official, was reported to own an unlicensed pistol. He reportedly told investigators that the firing was accidental.
According to *Dawn*, police registered a First Information Report (FIR) under charges of premeditated murder on 8 November. Tahir was taken into custody for further investigation.
The President of Pakistan's official X account also shared a message from First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari. She expressed dismay over what she described as a pattern of professional women being killed.
In her message, she also recalled the death of digital media executive Hina Javed, who was killed in her apartment in August.
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