ISLAMABAD – A 27-year-old female Pakistani journalist was killed in Lahore,Pakistan on Monday allegedly by her husband, also a scribe, for notquitting her job.
The couple got married seven months ago but then the relations turned soursoon, according to an FIR.
Urooj Iqbal was associated with a Urdu daily and was entering her officesituated in Qila Gujjar Singh in central Lahore when her husband DilawarAli shot her in the head, leaving her dead, Dost Mohammad, a senior policeofficer said.
Though Urooj was taken to hospital, it was too late.
*”We have registered an FIR against the victim’s husband working in anotherUrdu daily, on the complaint of Urooj’s brother Yasir Iqbal,”* Muhammadsaid.by Taboolalink:Sponsored Linkslink:You May Likelinka Job in Dubai Might Be Easier Than You ThinkJobs in Dubai | Search Adslink
In the FIR, Iqbal said her sister had a love marriage with Ali seven monthsago but soon after their relation turned sour over various domestic issues,including Ali’s repeated demand of quitting her job.
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He said that Ali used to torture Urooj over the issue and recently had gota complaint lodged against Ali. However, no action was taken by the police,he said.
Urooj, a crime reporter, was living in a room adjacent to the newspaperoffice in the same building after her relation with her husbanddeteriorated.
Police said it has obtained the CCTV footage and had sent it for forensicanalysis.
