Justice for Zahra: Journalist Ali Salman Alvi held for 'killing wife'.

ISLAMABAD -- Police on Wednesday apprehended a broadcast journalist Ali Salman Alvi from Islamabad over allegations of killing his wife Sadaf Zahra and covering up the entire case by terming it a suicide, media reported.

The police have arrested the accused and registered a case against him on the complaint of the victim's sister. 'The incident occurred on June 29 and we arrested Ali Salman on the same day,' the police said as a high-ranking probe body to be led by a Superintendent of Police (SP) is formed to probe into the matter.

The police claimed that it had carried out post-mortem and forensics of the body and also sent the suicide note of the victim for forensics to ascertain its authenticity.

Moreover, the complaint filed by Sadaf Zahra's sister read that Ali Salman telephoned them from the victim's phone on the day of the...

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