KARACHI: Trader found dead

Published January 20, 2009

KARACHI, Jan 19: The body of an Afghan trader was found in a Kalakot hotel.

It was shifted to the Civil Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Sources at the hospital’s medico-legal section said the body was at least two days old.

They said that the body bore no mark of torture or wound.

The sources said the final post-mortem report had been reserved till the chemical examination report.

Identified as Asad Ullah, the victim was stated to be an Afghan trader.

The Kalakot police said a case would be registered following the final post-mortem report.

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