ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Air Force senior officer has been found dead in mysterious conditions in the PAF Headquarters.

An officer of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was found dead, under mysterious circumstances, in a room at the PAF headquarters, officials said on Tuesday.

A medical board has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the officer’s death. Group Captain Rizwan Ateeq was found dead, hanging from a window grille in a room on Monday morning.

PAF officials told the police that the officer had apparently committed suicide by wrapping one end of a sheet around his neck and the other tied to the grille.