PESHAWAR: Well-known Pashto film and drama artist, Khushboo was shot dead by unknown assailants in Akbarpura area of Nowshera district on Monday.

Police said that the body of the artist was recovered from a field with bullet marks on her body. Her body was shifted to Mian Rashid Memorial Hospital, Pabbi, for postmortem. However, police said reason behind the killing of the young film artist was yet to be known.

The police said Khushboo belonged to Swabi district, and was residing in Peshawar.

A case was registered on the complaint of Shehryar, a brother of the deceased.

Published in Dawn, June 11th, 2024

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