TV anchor found dead with gunshot wound to head, officials arrest husband

Television presenter Rabiya Ahsan, 41, was found dead at her home in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, with a gunshot wound to the head. Her husband was arrested, and officials say police are preparing a murder case; the case has drawn attention to concerns about violence against professional women.

Her husband, Ahsan Tahir Khan, reportedly told officials the firearm discharged accidentally while he was playing with it. Police seized the suspected weapon, and Ahsan’s body was taken to hospital for a postmortem examination. Pakistan’s presidency called for a transparent investigation and cited the recent death of media executive Hina Javed, whose husband and a domestic worker were reportedly arrested.