Pakistani television anchor and programme host Rabia Ahsan, 41, was shot dead at her home in Gulshanabad on Adyala Road in Rawalpindi. Police took her husband, Ahsan Tahir Khan, into custody.
Ahsan returned home at around 8 pm after presenting the evening bulletin. Her mother, sister, husband and two daughters were at the house when the shooting took place.
Her mother and sister rushed to the bedroom after hearing the gunshot and found her lying in a pool of blood, police said. Police said Khan admitted during initial questioning that he had killed her.
Khan, however, claimed that the pistol went off accidentally while he was handling it. He said he did not know the weapon was loaded. A domestic worker gave police a similar account.
Police recovered a pistol from the house, while a Punjab Forensic Science Agency team collected samples. A murder case was registered on a complaint filed by Ahsan's brother.
