ISLAMABAD: A Saudi national was kidnapped from F-8 sector while the body of a woman was found in the jurisdiction of Industrial Area police station.

According to the FIR registered with Margalla police station on April 18, Saudi diplomat Badar Al Haribi informed the police that a Saudi citizen, Hannan Abdullah, was kidnapped from F-8 sector in Islamabad.

The diplomat alleged that a man named Abdul Wahid Shahid Khan was responsible for the kidnapping and requested the police to take strict action against him and recover the Saudi citizen.

Meanwhile, a woman was shot dead in the limits Industrial Area police station.

According to the FIR, a person travelling in a white car shot the woman.

The deceased was a resident of Pirwadhai and the mother of four children. As per the FIR, the woman had sour relations with her husband.

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2024

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