The body of a lady doctor known as Dr. Wardah Mushtaq, who went missing since the night of December 4, has been recovered by the Abbottabad police. Her identification of her friend and her accomplices led to the discovery of the body inthe Lari Banota forest, which has concluded a case that has taken over the province in the past few days.
Friend and Accomplices In the Abduction and Murder
Police claimed that Dr. Wardah had given her friend Rida 67 tolas of gold in 2023 to keep, and then she had gone out of the country. When she returned, the doctor insisted that she give him his gold, but a fight broke out between the two women. On December 4, 2025, Rida supposedly called on Dr. Wardah at the District Headquarters Hospit,al claiming to deliver the gold and took her to an under-construction house off Jadoon Plaza in the Rehman Street. The accomplices of Rida, Shamraiz, son of Ayub, Pervez, his brother, and an unidentified man were at the site. Rida was said to have driven the doctor off with the suspects and went home, after which she was allegedly kidnapped and killed by the suspects.
Body Recovery after Confession of Suspects
Things took a significant twist when the police reviewed CCTV footage, call data record,s and technical evidence and interviewed more than 35 suspects. The probe resulted in the arrest of Rida, Nadeem Za, the records, Hospitalon of Aurangzeb,the murderer, and Pervez son of Ayub and the main suspect of the case, Shamraiz, is also on the run. The arrested suspects admitted to kidnapping and murdering of Dr. Wardah, and then to having buried her in a hole in the Lari Banota forest. Based on the information of the suspects, the investigators retrieved the body and moved it to do post post-mortemconfiscated theconfiscated the, invoked examination. Police also confiscatedthe vehicle that was involved in the crime, stamp papers and cheques that have a connection to the gold dispute. The current procedures of forensic and site inspection are in progress.
Medical Community Public Outrage and Protests
The bloody killing has invited a wave of emotions and grief in the medical fraternity and the masses. The Provincial Doctors Association and Grand Health Alliance members also led demonstrations in Abbottabad and other regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in protest against what they termed police apathy and laxity. Protestors also blocked the Karakoram Highway at Fawara Chowk, demanding justice for their dead colleague.
The KP Chief Minister Criticizes the Incident
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi has critiqued the murder, the r describing it as a very tragic and horrific event. He instructed the officials to provide an open and meticulous investigation where those involved will not evade the law.
Officials of Government Lament and Show Solidarity
Shafi Jan, the Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information, was extremely saddened, stating that the killing was extremely regrettable and condemnable. In reinstating the pledge of justice by the government, he said, Doctors are our saviors, and their lives and property are our number one priority. Shafi Jaalsooo gave Fateha to the late doctor and added that the provincial government is with the family of the bereaved and the medical fraternity in the grieving period.
