TV anchor shot dead by husband just hours after posting last video on social media

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - A popular TV news anchor and mother of two was fatally shot by her husband in their home on Sunday, November 8, just hours after she posted a video to her YouTube channel, police said.  

Rabia Ahsan, 41, was shot by husband Ahsan Tahir inside their Rawalpindi, Pakistan home around 3 p.m., before being discovered by family, according to reports. 

Ahsan, an anchor on the popular Urdu-language news channel 92 News, was slain while her mother and sister were outside the couple’s home, according to local reports cited by the Daily Mail. 

The beloved reporter’s sister ran into the couple’s bedroom after hearing the gunshots, where she found Ahsan lying in a pool of her own blood and her husband allegedly holding a gun. 

Ahsan had made a video discussing the United States’ midterm elections and posted it to her YouTube channel just hours before she was slain, according to the outlet.