Police say Pakistani-American woman was killed by ex-husband

ISLAMABAD — The assemblage of a Pakistani-American woman, who investigators judge was killed by her erstwhile hubby implicit a spot dispute, was brought to the metropolis of Rawalpindi for further investigation, constabulary said Sunday.

Wajiha Swati, a U.S. national of Pakistani origin, had been missing since she arrived successful Pakistan successful mid-October to settee issues with her ex-husband, Rizwan Habib.

Habib was arrested connected suspicion of execution past week, said Sajid Kiyani, Rawalpindi’s constabulary chief. He said Habib confessed Saturday to sidesplitting Swati aft 4 days of interrogation, and that helium killed her the time she arrived successful the city.

Swati’s assemblage was recovered successful the territory of Lakki Marwat successful Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, constabulary said.

“Police person exhumed the assemblage from a location successful Lakki Marwat’s Peezo area, wherever the fishy led the constabulary aft confessing (to) the murder,” Kiyani said.

Habib’s archetypal tribunal quality was acceptable for Monday. He was incapable to beryllium reached successful custody and it was not instantly wide if helium had ineligible representation.

Police said a ailment was initially filed astir Swati’s disappearance and during the consequent probe U.S. Embassy officials contacted constabulary to assistance successful uncovering her. It was not instantly wide wherever Swati resided.

Kiyani said Habib managed to person Swati to instrumentality to Pakistan. Police judge helium picked her astatine the airport, abducted her and killed her with the assistance of his begetter and different man, some of whom were besides arrested.

Investigators judge Swati was killed by her erstwhile hubby successful a quality implicit property. Kiyani said constabulary retrieved the assemblage from a location owned by an worker of Habib.

According to Human Rights Watch, unit against women and girls — including rape, alleged grant killings, acerb attacks, home unit and forced matrimony — remains a superior occupation successful Pakistan.