KARACHI: A ‘missing’ employee of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, who also worked as an estate agent in DHA, was found dead in Clifton on Sunday, police said.

Defence SHO Shahid Taj said that the body of Mehtab Ahmed, 53, was found near the Sunday Bazaar.

The body was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities.

He said the victim went to his estate agency on Saturday, but did not return. His family had lodged a report regarding his disappearance with the Defence police at 6am on Sunday and within three hours his body was found.

He said some guests had visited the estate agency and Ahmed went with them in a car on Saturday evening and since then his whereabouts were not known.

Clifton SHO Mohammed Irfan Meo told Dawn that the doctors had reserved the cause of death till the receipt of the report of a chemical examiner.

He said apparently there were no injury marks on the body.

Published in Dawn, February 24th, 2025

Opinion

Editorial

Tribunal delays
30 Apr, 2025

Tribunal delays

IS justice to be delayed till such time that it becomes meaningless? At least that is the impression one gleans from...
Missing growth
30 Apr, 2025

Missing growth

PAKISTAN faces a paradox: its economy has been stabilising but growth remains elusive. The ‘feel good’ part of...
Info wars
Updated 30 Apr, 2025

Info wars

Indian state and media would do well to adopt a more rational approach, and stop spreading anti-Pakistan hatred.
Canal consensus
Updated 29 Apr, 2025

Canal consensus

There is urgent need for such high-level engagement and consultation, especially considering climate-related crises Pakistan faces.
Incursions thwarted
29 Apr, 2025

Incursions thwarted

THE military’s media wing has released details of infiltration attempts by terrorists based in Afghanistan, saying...
Pension reforms
29 Apr, 2025

Pension reforms

The federal government has finally notified another pension reform that requires retired public servants rehired by...