Razvi shot dead, body found at artists Shahid Rissam's studio.
Razvi was strangled to death, his body was found at artist Shahid Rissam's studio. PHOTO: TWITTER
KARACHI: Murtaza Razvi, the editor of Magazine at Dawn, was found dead at a studio in an apartment in Defence area of Karachi on Thursday morning.
He was reportedly shot dead, and his body was found by his wife and artist Shahid Rissam in the latter’s studio.
Rissam was not at his studio at the time of Razvi’s death, but he has been taken into custody. Razvi’s body has been shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for an autopsy.
He was reported missing by his wife when he did not come home on Wednesday night.
The studio where he was found dead has been sealed by the police.
Razvi is survived by his wife and three daughters.
He was a well-known columnist and political analyst who served as as a resident editor for Dawn, Lahore from 2005 to 2007.
He also authored two books, ‘Musharraf: the years in power’, a political biography of former president Parvez Musharraf, as well as ‘Ordinary People’ which comprised interviews with ordinary citizens of Pakistan about history, society and culture.
Razvi holds a master’s degrees in Ancient Indian and Islamic History from the University of Punjab, Lahore and Political Science & International Relations from the US.
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