Journalist Ayaz Amir’s son allegedly kills his wife

Son of veteran journalist Ayaz Amir has allegedly killed his wife in Chak Shehzad area of Islamabad, Bol News reported.

Islamabad Police are investigating the incident which took place in outskirt of the federal capital within the limits of Shehzad Town police station.

In a tweet, the police said a man identified as Shah Nawaz killed his wife Sara at home on Friday. Senior police officers and a forensic team have arrived at the site of the incident and launched an investigation into it. “The investigation into the incident is ongoing and whatever facts emerge will be shared,” they said.

تھانہ شہزاد ٹاؤن کے علاقہ چک شہزاد میں قتل کی واردات کا معاملہ۔

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Local media reported quoting sources as saying that the 37-year-old victim was tortured to death. One police official apprised that the suspect was detained by police.

In a brief talk with media, Ayaz Amir said it was a legal matter and all that he could say was that no one should go through such a grief.

On July 1, Ayaz Amir was attacked by unknown assailants when he was going back from his office on Abbottabad Road in Lahore .

According to Bol TV, the senior journalist had said that the attackers, who were six in number, had intercepted his vehicle and subjected him and his driver to torture, and ran away.

Chairman PTI Imran Khan had strongly condemned the incident and maintained that journalists, political workers and other innocent people were being implicated in false cases.

He had further said that when the government loses moral authority, they would adopt the policy of torture and hooliganism.

Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Sharif, provincial Home Minister Ata Tarar and other political leaders had condemned the incident and also directed the IG Punjab to conduct the enquiry into the matter and submit the report immediately.