JHELUM: The father of Samia Shahid, a British national allegedly killed for honour in Jhelum, on Sunday declined to recognize her second husband before a high-level investigation committee formed last week to probe the matter.
The three-member committee visited the scene of the tragedy in Jhelum and penned down statements by prime suspect, Samia’s first husband, Chaudhary Shakeel and father Chaudhary Shahid.
The committee also summoned Samia’s second husband Syed Mukhtar Kazam and recorded his statement.
Chaudhary Shahid refused to recognize Mukhtar Kazam in front of the committee. The committee on Monday will record statement of the doctor who had carried out Samia’s post-mortem.
The investigative team also analysed the police’s initial report on the case. A written report on the probe will be presented to CM Punjab.
No conclusive investigation has yet been completed by the Jhelum police even after 11 days following the mysterious alleged honour killing of 27-year-old Samia.
Samia Shahid married Mukhtar Kazam less than two years ago against her family's wishes and went to live with his family in Dubai.
This month 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.
Earlier, sources close to the case told Geo News that police showed negligence in the initial investigation of the murder probe. The case, as a result, is getting complicated with pressure mounting on the Pakistan government by authorities in the United Kingdom, they added.
It took four days for the police to register an FIR of the incident.
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.
Her husband lodged an FIR in Jhelum alleging foul play. In the FIR seen by The News, the husband alleged that his wife was buried without his knowledge.