LAKKI MARWAT: Dead body of a US national woman of Pakistani origin has been found in Wargarh area of Lakki Marwat, within the limits of Darra Peezu police station, Bol news channel reported.

Police sources said the woman had married a man in Hangu, Rizwan Habib, who already had a wife. The sources said the woman had gone missing from Rawalpindi.

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The sources said the husband of the woman had told police about the dead body, which was buried in a house in Vaghar locality of ​​Darra Peezo area. Police have arrested Rizwan, who has reportedly confessed to abducting and killing the American woman, identified as Wajiha Sawati.

The victim hails from Abbottabad. Her body was shifted to a local hospital for medico-legal formalities.

Police have requested media to do not report unverified information as the investigation is still underway.

On December 19, four personnel of Karachi police’s Anti-Street Crime Squad were booked after it was revealed that they killed an innocent citizen in a shady encounter in Mehran Town located in the Korangi Industrial Area of Karachi on Sunday.

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A huge number of locals including the victim’s family members had gathered outside the Korangi Industrial police station to protest the killing. The police had shut down the doors of the station to prevent the protesters from coming inside.