Daughter of Punjab MPA Mumtaz Ali Chang found dead in Karachi DHA house

KARACHI: Police on Sunday found the body of the daughter of a member of Punjab’s provincial assembly at a bungalow in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) neighbourhood.

Police said the body was found at a bungalow on Khayaban-e-Rahat in DHA Phase-VI, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Gizri police station. 

The body was taken to a private hospital in the Clifton neighbourhood. She was identified as 19-year-old Shifa, who is believed to be the daughter of MPA Mumtaz Ali Chang of the Pakistan People's Party.

Talking about the initial findings of the doctors, the police said that the body did not bear any marks of physical torture. Officials said they were waiting for the results of her post-mortem examination to ascertain the actual cause of her death.