LAHORE: The mutilated body of 28-year-old Faisal Qureshi, web editor of The London Post, was discovered by his brother Zahid and Johar Town police from his residence in Lahore at around 2am on Friday.
The FIR regarding the incident states that the body bore torture marks and that the deceased journalist’s throat was slit open.
The police have taken the body into custody to conduct further investigations.
The London Post recently published a story regarding Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain’s alleged escape to South Africa — a report that was later denied by the party and the British government. Zahid Qureshi claims that his brother had been receiving death threats in the past week from men who said they were from the MQM.
Zahid told The Express Tribune that he immediately became suspicious when he called his brother late last night but was unable to get through to him as his mobile was switched off.
He proceeded to go to his brother’s house in Johar Town, to find that the gate had traces of blood on it. Zahid notified the police, who arrived at the scene and entered the house to find Faisal dead.
Zahid claims that this was a target killing and that his brother was murdered because of the news he had published regarding the MQM.
Faisal is the youngest of four brothers, and worked for the publication from Lahore. His brother appealed to the government and chief justice of Pakistan to take notice of the incident and protect the families of other journalists.
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