{
  "id": 19138334,
  "title": "TV anchor's killing: Rawalpindi court grants police 2-day physical remand of victim's husband",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/tv-anchors-killing-rawalpindi-court-grants-police-2-day-physical-19138334",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T10:30:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2043276/tv-anchors-killing-rawalpindi-court-grants-police-2-day-physical-remand-of-victims-husband"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A local court in Rawalpindi granted police a two-day physical remand for Ahsan, the husband of slain anchorperson Rabia Ahsan, on Monday. The shooting took place at their home in Gulshanabad earlier in the day. Rabia, a former co-host of a current affairs show along with Amir Mateen and Rauf Klasra, was found with a gunshot wound below her neck, according to City Police Officer Hassan Sukhera. A complaint was filed by Ahsan's brother, leading to the registration of a first information report at Saddar Beruni police station under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 2-A of the Punjab Arms Amendment Ordinance, 2015. The magistrate, Talat Waheed, approved the physical custody of Ahsan for further investigation, which was subsequently granted. Police took Ahsan into custody after the court's decision, with the suspect expected to remain in custody for two days. The judge instructed police to hand Ahsan over once the remand period concludes. Earlier, police claimed a domestic worker had reported Ahsan saying the shooting was accidental. First Lady Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari voiced deep sorrow over the incident and called for a transparent and impartial investigation to uncover the truth and hold the responsible parties accountable.",
  "summary": "RAWALPINDI: A local court on Monday granted police two-day physical remand of Ahsan, the husband of anchorperson Rabia Ahsan, who was shot dead at home in the Gulshanabad area a day earlier. Rabia, who previously co-hosted a current affairs show alongside senior journalists Amir Mateen and Rauf Klasra, was found with a gunshot wound below her neck, City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Sukhera told…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}