Samia Shahid murder case: Headway as new doubts arise over father

JHELUM: Investigations in the murder case of Samia Shahid, a British national allegedly killed for 'honour' by her family on a visit to Pakistan, finally picked up momentum after her father Chaudhary Shahid was found to have omitted important information in his statement to the police.

Samia Shahid’s father Chaudhary Shahid is once again on the police radar after it was discovered he left out crucial information when questioned by the police regarding the murder.

According to a copy of his statement obtained by Geo News, Chaudhary Shahid did not mention that Samia’s first husband went missing after the murder.

This omission has given the police new reasons to suspect the father. The police are already probing Samia’s mother and sister in the case.

Samia’s father on Sunday declined to recognize her second husband before a high-level investigation committee formed last week to probe the matter.

Samia married Mukhtar Kazam less than two years ago against her family's wishes and went to live with his family in Dubai.

In July Samia, originally from Bradford, went to visit her father in a village called “Poteh” near Dina on the 14th of July. Her family, who are also British nationals, were in Pakistan following a bereavement within the family.

It is understood that after marrying Mukhtar Kazam, the couple had faced death threats.

After Samia’s death in mysterious circumstances, her husband was told she died of a heart attack but the parents lodged a statement saying she committed suicide.