Pakistan police launch probe after bound woman claiming foreign nationality found in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s capital territory police have constituted a special committee, headed by a senior official, to investigate the case of an unidentified woman claiming to be a foreign national who was found abandoned in Islamabad, according to a statement released on Thursday.
Local media widely reported that the woman, in her mid-20s, was found “bound and gagged” on a roadside in a posh neighborhood of the federal capital.
The woman claimed to be a Belgian national, prompting the embassy of the European country in Islamabad to look into the incident before saying there was no confirmation that she was their citizen.
As the mystery surrounding her identity deepened, Islamabad police said investigations were ongoing at a senior level.
“A special committee headed by Senior Superintendent of Police Operations has been formed to investigate the incident,” an official police statement informed. “The senior command of Islamabad police is supervising the investigation.”
The statement said all the details of the investigations would be shared with the public as the probe continued. The police requested everyone to avoid speculations about the incident and wait for the findings of the probe.
The Belgium embassy said earlier in a social media post they had been informed about the “tragic” incident that occurred in Islamabad involving a “28-year-old” woman.
“At this stage, we have no confirmation that the victim is a Belgian citizen,” the post said. “We however offer her our full support, and condemn this assault in the strongest possible terms.”
It added the consular section of the embassy was monitoring the situation very closely and was in direct contact with the local authorities to facilitate the investigation.