ISLAMABAD: Union Council- (UC) 8 Vice Chairman Yasir Murtaza was found dead in Pind Lakhwal area near Bani Gala, a suburb of the federal capital.
According to the relatives of the deceased, the 45-year-old Murtaza was strangulated with a rope. They said the deceased was kidnapped two days ago.
The body was recovered by the police from near a restaurant in Bani Gala. Later, the body of the deceased was shifted to Poly Clinic Hospital for an autopsy.
Murtaza was considered a close ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Islamabad chapter President Khurram Nawaz.