Former Pakistani model, journalist found dead in suspected suicide case

Police say she may have cause the fire at her apartment.

Former Pakistani model and freelance journalist Annie Ali Khan was found dead inside her residence in Karachi on Saturday.

According to a Dawn report, police recovered her body from her apartment located on the third floor of the Qasr-e-Zainab building near Karachi's red zone. The police suspect that Khan committed suicide, claiming that she may have suffocated to death after setting her books on fire.

A senior police official said that she was living alone in the flat as her husband lives abroad.

Khan's body was shifted to the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, where doctors confirmed that she died of asphyxiation. They found no burn or injury marks on her body.

According to a police official, one of the residents alerted a police station about smoke emanating from Khan's flat. Police rushed to the building and found the apartment door locked from inside. They broke down the door and found her body along with some burnt books.

Tributes to Khan poured in from social media.

My friend Annie Ali Khan, former model who branched off into journalism, documentary production and as a writer has been found dead in her flat after a fire in it. RIP beautiful soul. pic.twitter.com/BOhAe86XY0
- Hasan Zaidi (@hyzaidi) July 21, 2018

Absolutely stunned and saddened to hear about the untimely death of former Pakistani model and writer Annie Ali Khan after a fire broke out in her apartment.

She was one of the nicest people in the industry. A reminder of how fragile life is. #RIP pic.twitter.com/JCqtAwM2OB
- Madeeha Syed (@madeehasyed) July 21, 2018

What a blessing it was to have an elder sister like you. @Anniealikhan3 there will never be another like you. I'm shattered to hear that you're no more. #anniealikhan #annie #pakistannie #beloved #sister pic.twitter.com/ruY7nRHHab
- Shayan ali khan (@Shayanalikhan3) July 21, 2018

I asked Annie three years ago to read one of her travelogues from Peshawar. She sat down and read this for me. After this, we had dinner with her mama. Annie was always, always generous, witty, beautiful, and keen. Words will never do her justice. https://t.co/tZXfz9ajIb
- Mehreen Kasana (@mehreenkasana) July 21, 2018

According to #Lahore police, my former classmate committed suicide today. Shocked beyond words. Mental health is such an important issue, so less discussed. Annie's smile will always be missed. https://t.co/X2V0H1JCvq
- Raksha Kumar (@Raksha_Kumar) July 21, 2018

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