MUZAFFARGARH: A journalist from Gujranwala was killed here on Wednesday and his body was found in TP Link Canal.

An unidentified body was found in the canal. When police checked, they found the deceased’s CNIC, ATM card and press card of a news channel on him and he was identified as Rana Muhammad Naqeeb.

According to the FIR, Rana Naqeeb was brought to Khanewal by his friends, Basharat Ali, Sajid Ali, Liaqat Ali and Akbar, in a car. They said they were going for a property deal.

From Khanewal, Naqeeb contacted his wife Qamar Batool and told her that he was under threat as he was taken from Khanewal to Muzaffargarh forcibly. The call was dropped and the suspects snatched his cell phone from him.

The next day, he contacted his family from another phone and he told them he was in the Sultan Colony area of Muzaffargarh. He said the suspects were torturing him.

Naqeeb’s brother Sajid Manzoor reached Muzaffargarh on Wednesday evening. When he reached Sultan Colony area, he was informed that the body was being kept at THQ Hospital, Kot Addu.

The body was later handed over to him after post-mortem.

Published in Dawn, July 26th, 2024

Opinion

Editorial

Military option
Updated 21 Nov, 2024

Military option

While restoring peace is essential, addressing Balochistan’s socioeconomic deprivation is equally important.
HIV/AIDS disaster
21 Nov, 2024

HIV/AIDS disaster

A TORTUROUS sense of déjà vu is attached to the latest health fiasco at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital. The largest...
Dubious pardon
21 Nov, 2024

Dubious pardon

IT is disturbing how a crime as grave as custodial death has culminated in an out-of-court ‘settlement’. The...
Islamabad protest
Updated 20 Nov, 2024

Islamabad protest

As Nov 24 draws nearer, both the PTI and the Islamabad administration must remain wary and keep within the limits of reason and the law.
PIA uncertainty
20 Nov, 2024

PIA uncertainty

THE failed attempt to privatise the national flag carrier late last month has led to a fierce debate around the...
T20 disappointment
20 Nov, 2024

T20 disappointment

AFTER experiencing the historic high of the One-day International series triumph against Australia, Pakistan came...