RAWALPINDI: The physical remand of the husband of anchorperson Rabia Ahsan, who was shot dead at the couple’s home in the Gulshanabad area of Rawalpindi earlier in the week, was extended by four days by a court on Tuesday.

The suspect, Mohammad Ahsan, was produced before Senior Civil Judge Mohammad Nasrullah Wattoo after completion of his one-day physical remand.

During the hearing, the investigating officer informed the court about the progress made in the investigation. He urged the court to extend the remand by seven days in order to interrogate the suspect and complete the investigation.

After examining the record and hearing the suspect, the court observed that he had been nominated in the first information report (FIR) and that a pistol had also been recovered from him.

The court subsequently extended the remand by four days to facilitate the investigation and directed the investigating officer to produce the suspect on Nov 14. The court also directed the police to complete the investigation and submit the relevant record.

No lawyer appeared on behalf of the suspect during the proceedings.

Meanwhile, it emerged that police had decided to conduct a polygraph test of the suspect, amid alleged inconsistencies in his statements during the investigation.

According to the application seeking his physical remand, the polygraph test was scheduled to be conducted at the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) in Lahore on Wednesday (Nov 11).

Investigators expected to receive its report on Saturday, which they said may help them establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Rabia, who was associated with 92 News and had previously co-hosted a current affairs programme with senior journalists Amir Mateen and Rauf Klasra, was shot dead at her residence on Nov 8.

According to the FIR registered at Saddar Beruni police station on the complaint of her brother Khurram Ahmed, the victim’s mother and sister were present at the house when they heard a gunshot from the bedroom.

The complainant stated that his sister rushed towards the bedroom after hearing the gunshot and found Rabia lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Her husband was allegedly standing nearby, holding a pistol.

Meanwhile, amid reports that the complainant had decided to withdraw the murder case, a senior officer told Dawn that it was now up to the trial court to decide whether to accept the request to withdrawal the case, if such a request was filed.

Police to question Rabia’s brother

Police have decided to interview the brother of the deceased and other family members living with her to ascertain the actual circumstances in which she was killed.

A senior police official told Dawn that there was no scene of anger at crime scene. The pistol was lying loaded when it was aimed on Rabia by her husband who claimed that it went off accidentally, he added.

However, the police will investigate all aspects and will leave nothing behind in the investigation.

The police are expected to visit the house of Rabia on Wednesday to interview the family, including the complaint in the murder case.

Rabia’s mother and sister had been residing with her to look after her two daughters as she also looked after a beauty salon in Islamabad.

Police said none of the family members of Rabia had expressed suspicion on her husband as they believed that it was an accident not a deliberate murder.

However, Senior Superintendent of Police Investigation Saifulla told Dawn that police will investigate the case from all angles and will also question Rabia’s brother.

Published in Dawn, November 11th, 2026