Rawalpindi Journalist Rabia Ahsan Shot Dead at Home, Husband Arrested

Police say the female journalist and anchorperson Rabia Ahsan was found dead in her bedroom with a gunshot wound to the neck. Her husband, a Grade-18 government employee, has been taken into custody for investigation.

RAWALPINDI: Female journalist and television anchorperson Rabia Ahsan was shot dead at her residence in Gulshanabad, Rawalpindi, with police arresting her husband, Ahsan, in connection with the incident.

Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera confirmed the incident while speaking to the media in Gulshanabad. He said Rabia Ahsan’s body was recovered from the bedroom, with a single bullet wound below the neck.

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

He added that the victim’s husband had been taken into custody and that a formal case was being registered. Police assured that the investigation would be conducted transparently and on merit.

According to police sources, the suspect, Ahsan, is a Grade-18 government employee working at the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF). He has reportedly submitted an initial statement to investigators, claiming that the gun went off accidentally and the bullet struck his wife.

Police sources further revealed that the couple had married of their own choice and had two daughters. Rabia Ahsan also operated a beauty salon in Islamabad.

Sources said no apparent marital dispute between the couple had been reported. The victim’s mother and sisters were also reportedly present at the residence at the time of the shooting.

The deceased’s body is being shifted to hospital for a post-mortem examination, while forensic teams continue collecting evidence.

Police said further investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the killing.