RAWALPINDI: A Rawalpindi court has granted the physical remand of the husband of 92 News television anchorperson Rabia Ahsan, who was shot dead at her residence in the Gulshanabad area. Investigators are probing the circumstances surrounding her death and examining the suspect's claim that the shooting was accidental.
The suspect, identified as Ahsan, was taken into custody following a complaint lodged by the victim's brother. Police subsequently registered a first information report (FIR) at Saddar Beruni Police Station under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), relating to murder, and Section 2-A of the Punjab Arms Amendment Ordinance, 2015.
Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari confirmed that 41-year-old 92 News journalist and television anchor Rabia Ahsan, also known as Rabiya Ahmad, was found dead in her room in Rawalpindi with a gunshot wound to the head. Regarding the investigation, Bokhari said that the victim's husband claimed the gun had gone off accidentally while they were playing. She confirmed that the husband had been arrested along with the weapon, while forensic teams were processing the scene and legal proceedings had been initiated.
Subject: *Murder of Ms. Rabia Ahmed Khan, 92 News.* District: Rawalpindi Dated: 08-11-26 Sir, Ms. Rabiya Ahmad, aged 41, a journalist associated with 92 News, was found dead in her room with a gunshot wound to the head. During initial interrogation, her husband, Ahsan Tahir Khan, claims that the firearm had discharged accidentally while he was playing with the weapon. *The accused has been taken into custody along with the weapon of offence.* PFSA teams are collecting evidence from the crime scene. Further investigation and legal proceedings are underway. FIP
— Azma Zahid Bokhari (@AzmaBokhariPMLN) November 8, 2026
Rabia was found with a gunshot wound below her neck at her residence on Sunday. Rawalpindi City Police Officer Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera said that the victim's husband had been taken into custody and the suspected weapon recovered. The case has also drawn attention because of Rabia's professional standing in the media industry. She previously co-hosted a current affairs programme alongside senior journalists Amir Mateen and Rauf Klasra, making her death particularly distressing for colleagues and members of the journalistic community.
First Lady Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari expressed deep sorrow over the killing and called for a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation to establish the facts and ensure that those responsible are held accountable. She also highlighted the disturbing pattern of violence against professional women in Rawalpindi, recalling the murder of digital media executive Hina Javed, whose death in August raised similar questions about women's security and the investigation of gender-based violence.
In a post on X, Senator Sherry Rehman also condemned the killing, saying: “No woman should have to live in fear for her life, least of all within her own home.” The killing has once again exposed the gap between official condemnations of violence against women and the institutional mechanisms required to prevent such deaths and secure justice. Rabia Ahsan's death should not become another case that fades from public attention after the initial headlines and official statements. The investigation must proceed transparently, and those found responsible must face the law.