WARNING – DISTRESSING CONTENT: Mohammed Anwar Zeb was killed at his home in a tiny remote village in the Swat Valley, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK) in Pakistan
A man has been brutally murdered in a chilling “execution style” shooting at his home, and his distraught sister is now pleading for assistance to uncover the reasons behind his murder and to bring those responsible to justice.
Mohammed Anwar Zeb, 51, was gunned down in the small village of Shingardar in Swat Valley, located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK) in northern Pakistan. Anwar, from Manchester, had moved to Pakistan but he frequently visited his sisters in Didsbury, Manchester, reports Manchester Evening News.
In a heart-wrenching statement, his sister Alaia expressed her grief: “It is devastating. It is shocking. It is like something you only see in movies. I am trying to come to terms with what has happened.”
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Anwar was tragically killed in the early hours of Sunday, March 16. Alaia revealed the harrowing details: “I have been sent pictures of the gunshot wound to his head. I am traumatised by them. It has been in the news over there with pictures of my brother lying there. My heart is broken.”
She described the horrific circumstances of his death: “What has happened is that his dogs have been poisoned and then he has been taken to the back of his house and killed in one shot to the back of the head. He was then left in a ditch behind the house.”
She was informed about the murder through a phone call from a relative in Pakistan. “I have constantly been in touch with the police in Pakistan. He had two dogs that he trained as guard dogs; they were poisoned and died. I asked the police there if they had sent the dogs off for forensics to establish what had happened to them and they said it would be expensive – I told them I would pay.
“The dogs were gull dong – a Pakistani breed – and they were his babies. He had trained them very well. He lived in a very small village with just a few houses and no one heard anything. Anwar lived in a very rural area. My brother was buried within two to three hours and there does not appear to have been any autopsy. Anwar had a wife but they were separated. He never had any kids. A week before he passed he messaged me to say he was going to return to Manchester. He said he wanted to renew his passport and was going to come back for a month.
“My dad passed away in 2011 and he had property that needed to be dealt with and there were ongoing issues. He had been living abroad since 2017 as he had court cases regarding my father’s assets. He was living in my dad’s house on his own. My dad had three or four houses. Anwar would stay at either my home in Didsbury or my sister’s house also in Didsbury when he visited.
“My last conversation with him was on February 4th and then I got a text message on Friday March 7th saying he was coming and would stay for a couple of months. No one is helping me. I have hit a brick wall. I have lost eight pounds in the space of a week.
“I have received no help – I have been told because he passed in Pakistan the UK Police government does not get involved. I am hitting a brick wall. My brother had a lot of depression and was not working. He had a younger brother who committed suicide and he was the person who found him. After that he just couldn’t cope.
“I am reaching out to request media coverage for the tragic and brutal murder of my beautiful brother. Despite the severity of this crime, justice has yet to be served, and our family is desperate for answers. We are calling for pressure to be put on the relevant authorities into conducting a thorough and transparent investigation. Given the circumstances of his death and the growing concerns for the safety of British nationals abroad, this case warrants immediate public and governmental scrutiny.
“The nearest police station to where it happened is a tiny one with two officers. It is like a small hut. The Foreign Office through Interpol have been in touch with them.”
A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office confirmed: “We are providing support to the family of a British man who died in Pakistan and are in contact with the local authorities.”
