First Lady Aseefa calls on Punjab govt to thoroughly investigate Hina Javed murder

First Lady Aseefa calls on Punjab govt to thoroughly investigate Hina Javed murder.

Key points

• News Desk Published August 23, 2026 Updated August 23, 2026 03: 02pm.
• First Lady Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday called on the Punjab administration to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of Hina Javed.
• In his complaint, Fahid remarked Hina had married the suspect in November 2025.
• Fahid informed police that he received a telephone call from his sister's father-in-law at around 6: 53pm on Thursday, informing him of an emergency at the residence.
• While the father-in-law was being questioned by police, on Saturday, a police spokesman remarked Hina's husband and their domestic servant had been detained on murder charges.

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First Lady Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday called on the Punjab administration to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of Hina Javed. This person was identified dead in her apartment in Rawalpindi earlier this week.

Hina was discovered dead in the washroom of her apartment in Askari Apartments, Lal Kurti, on Thursday evening, with the police saying that the body bore signs of torture, with a wire fastened around her neck and tied to the shower rod. Police have detained her husband and a servant in relation to the case.

In a post on social media platform X, the President's Office remarked that the first lady "expressed deep concern and sorrow over the reported brutal murder of Hina Javed in Rawalpindi, and conveyed her solidarity and condolences to the bereaved family".

According to the statement, Aseefa pressed the provincial administration to conduct a "thorough inquiry and proper investigation into the heinous crime".

According to Aseefa, those responsible must be brought to justice and "made an example of so no one dares to repeat such an act".

She expressed alarm at the rise of incidents of violence against women in Pakistan and pressed measures to ensure protection of women and prevention of such crimes going forward.

According to the first information report (FIR), registered on Aug 20 at the Civil Lines police station under Sections 302 (premeditated murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code, Hina's brother, Fahid Javed, had alleged that his sister had been murdered by her husband, his father and their domestic servant.

Fahid informed police that he received a telephone call from his sister's father-in-law at around 6: 53pm on Thursday, informing him of an emergency at the residence. He remarked he rushed to the apartment with other family members and arrived there at concerning 7: 23pm.

He asserted that when he arrived at the residence, he identified his sister's body in the bathroom. The complainant further alleged that his sister had been subjected to "severe torture and mistreatment" by her husband. He additionally maintained that she might have been administered a poisonous substance before her death.

In practice, an initial postmortem examination indicated a strangulation mark around her neck, an injury below her right lip and bleeding.

For now, first Lady Aseefa calls on Punjab govt to thoroughly investigate Hina Javed remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.