Red Crescent officer arrested for murdering female staffer to keep marriage secret.

Progress was made in the murder case of a Red Crescent female staffer in Islamabad as Police arrested her husband who allegedly committed the crime to keep the marriage a secret The accused, Khalid bin Waleed, is also associated with the Red Crescent and works as its general secretary.

In this connection, Muhammad Tariq - the father of Kainat Tariq who belonged to the Rawalakot area of Azad Kashmir- had got a case registered with the police after she was poisoned to death.

Nominating the accused, it is mentioned in the FIR that Khalid had secretly entered into nikah with the victim despite the fact that he was already married and a father of four.

Tariq also claimed that the alleged murderer used to take away Rs25,000 from the monthly salary of his daughter who wanted to make their wedlock public against the wishes of Khalid.

The FIR also says that quarrels were a routine matter and they had a fight on the...

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