Fakhri’s son murdered in New York

By Sami Abraham
WASHINGTON: Ali Ayaz Fakhri, the son of noted TV and stage artist Jamil Fakhri, did not die in an accident rather he was murdered by unknown people who cut his body into pieces before putting his car on fire, said a US investigating official on Tuesday.

This official, on condition of anonymity, said, “The full body of Ayaz Fakhri was never recovered but we assume that he was murdered. It is not clear what was the motive behind it and who committed this crime.” And the “investigation report on this murder is expected to be handed over to the Pakistan embassy soon,” the official added.

Ali Ayaz Fakhri, 36, mysteriously disappeared in February last year. Since then, nobody saw him and there was no information about his whereabouts. However, his car was recovered from upstate New York after a few days which was damaged completely, apparently due to the fire and no full body was recovered from the car.

An NYPD official, who is familiar with the investigation, told this correspondent that DNA of the body parts recovered from the car matched with DNA of Fakhri family, which led to the conclusion that Ayaz Fakhri was dead.

The official said that the US authorities remained in constant touch with the Pakistan embassy officials throughout the investigation.

A Pakistan embassy official said that all the information about investigation was shared with Jamil Fakhri. However, it was not possible to provide answers to all the questions, which Jamil asked during the course of investigation because the embassy did not have the answers.

But “we understand the pain and misery of Jamil Fakhri as father. We not only have sympathy with the Fakhri family but also pray that Allah give them courage to bear this irreparable loss,” the official added.

The official also said that Jamil Fakhri was informed immediately after officials of the NYPD told some embassy officials that apparently Ali Ayaz was murdered.