CHITRAL: The Upper Chitral police have arrested the suspected killer of an engineering student of a Peshawar-based university, who had been murdered near his Reshun village here.

As per the FIR registered with the Booni police station, a brother of the deceased, Rafiq Ali nominated Akram Nawaz of his village for the murder of his brother, whose death had been caused by multiple head injuries.

The complainant recorded his statement under section 364 of Criminal Procedure Code in a local court.

The police arrested the accused after filing a case against him under section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code and started investigation after securing his remand from the court.

PASSES AWAY: Veteran journalist Gul Hammad Farooqi passed away here in the early hours of Sunday due to cardiac arrest in the District Headquarters Hospital.

His body was dispatched to his native Shabqadar village in Charsadda for burial there as per wishes of his brothers. The deceased had settled in Chitral two decades ago.

After retirement from the government service, he had started journalism as a career in Chitral and was attached with a number of English newspapers and many leading news channels. He had constructed his house in Singoor village here after his marriage in Chitral.

He has left two sons and two daughters from his second wife.

Meanwhile, people from a cross-section of society condoled the death of Mr Farooqi, and appreciated his role as an active journalist to highlight the social issues.

MNA Abdul Latif, deputy speaker of provincial assembly Suraya Bibi, former provincial minister Salim Khan and former MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali expressed condolences.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2024

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