Update · 8 Nov 2026, 6:45 PM PKT: City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera reached the house immediately after being informed of the shooting, police said. Rabia Ahsan's body was found inside a room in the house on Sunday, and the suspected murder weapon was seized.
Senior police officials, including the SSP Operations and SSP Investigation, were present at the residence. Teams from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency collected evidence from the scene. The body was shifted to a hospital for post-mortem examination. Police registered a case and said the investigation would be conducted on merit.
A female news anchor was found shot dead inside her house in Gulshanabad, on Adiala Road in Rawalpindi, police said. Her husband, Ahsan, has been taken into custody for investigation.
Police identified the victim as Rabia Ahsan, who worked as an anchor at a private news channel. She was killed by gunfire, and investigators are working to determine the circumstances of her death. City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi confirmed that Ahsan had been taken into police custody following the incident.
Husband’s account of the shooting
During his initial statement to police, Ahsan claimed he had not fired the gun deliberately and that the shot went off accidentally. He said, “I did not fire the shot intentionally; it went off accidentally.”
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He also said Rabia’s sister and mother were living in the house and suggested police question them. “You can ask her sister and mother as they are also living in the house,” he told police.
Police probe how the woman was shot
Police are recording statements to establish how the woman was shot dead. The circumstances of the firing and the husband’s statement form part of the ongoing investigation, which continues while Ahsan remains in custody.
