Bannu Cantonment Board CEO Bilal Pasha 'commits suicide'

• Police say Bilal Pasha was suffering from mental stress.
• Police say they found his body at his residence.
• Inquiry launched into incident to find cause of death.

BANNU:Bannu Cantonment Board chief executive officer Bilal Pasha has allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself, the police said on Tuesday.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Cantt Azmat Khan, Pasha was suffering from mental stress for several days which led to his suicide.

The police said that they found Pasha's body covered in blood inside his residence where he shot himself. They added that his body had been moved to the District Headquarters Hospital, Bannu.

District Police Officer Ismail Khan said that they had examined the incident from every aspect which revealed that Pasha committed suicide.

He added that the investigation revealed that Pasha wastransferred from Bannu to Rawalpindi.

Following the funeral prayers, which were held at thepremises of the cantonment board, the body was sent to Pasha's hometown Khanewal for burial.

The news of Pasha's death, who was adistinguished CSS officer, spread across social media which left everyone in shock. Several reports had also claimed that the CEO had died of a cardiac arrest.

People across social media demanded an investigation into the matter, saying that the police should find out whether it was a suicide or someone murdered him.

Pasha belonged to Punjab and began his primary education ina mosque-established school. He then studied atEmerson College Multan and graduated in Agriculture from the University of Faisalabad.

He also secured47th rank in the CSS examination.