RAWALPINDI (Report: Rana Masood Hussain): Rabia Ahsan, a programme host at a private television channel, was killed in a shooting incident at her residence in Rawalpindi. Initial reports suggest that her husband is suspected of being involved in the incident.

The incident took place in Sector 2 of Gulshanabad, where 40-year-old Rabia Ahsan was found shot dead in the bedroom of her house.

Following the incident, senior police officials and teams from the Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory arrived at the scene and began collecting evidence.

Speaking to the media at the crime scene, Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera said that Rabia Ahsan's body was recovered from the bedroom. He added that she had sustained a gunshot wound below the neck from the front.

According to the CPO, the weapon allegedly used in the killing was recovered from the scene. Police have arrested the victim's husband, Ahsan, and launched an investigation. An FIR is also being registered.

Preliminary information suggests that the fatal shot was allegedly fired by her husband. Rabia Ahsan was the mother of two daughters.

Police are investigating the incident from all possible angles, while further proceedings are underway.