By Daily Mail (World News) | Created at 2025-03-24 11:50:36 | Updated at 2025-04-05 02:55:24
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A man from Manchester who moved to Pakistan was shot in the head in what appears to be an 'execution-style' killing in which his dogs were also poisoned.
Mohammed Anwar Zeb, 51, was found dead in a ditch at the back of his home in the remote rural village of Shingardar, in the north of the country, the Manchester Evening News reported.
Anwar is believed to have died in the early hours of March 16, and his sister Alaia, who lives in Didsbury, Manchester, thinks his body was buried within two or three hours without an autopsy taking place.
She said Anwar's beloved Gull Dong canines - a breed popular in India and Pakistan, which he had trained as guard dogs - were also found poisoned.
He was reportedly killed with a solitary shot to the back of the head and found in a ditch at the back of the house.
Alaia said she found out about her brother's death after receiving a telephone call from a relative based in Pakistan.
'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,' she added.
'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.'
Manchester-born Mohammed Anwar Zeb, 51, was found dead in a ditch at the back of his home in the remote rural village of Shingardar in what appears to be an execution-style shooting
Anwar had moved the remote rural village of Shingardar, in the Swat Valley (pictured) in the north of Pakistan
Both of Anwar's sisters live in Didsbury, a leafy suburb of Manchester, and he would regularly return to the city to visit them
According to Alaia, their father passed away in 2011 and Anwar had been living at one of his dad's houses in Pakistan alone while he worked on a court case regarding their deceased parent's assets.
The home is in the Swat Valley, a region in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK), in the north of Pakistan.
However, Anwar would still return to Manchester to stay with his two sisters, both of whom live in Didsbury, a picturesque suburb of Manchester about five miles south of the city centre.
He had also recently told his sister that he was planning to renew his passport and return for a two-month-long visit soon, Alaia claims.
She said that the last time she spoke with her brother was on February 4, followed by a text on February 7 confirming his upcoming trip.
Anwar was married but separated from his wife, and did not have any children, and Alaia said that he was not currently working and was dealing with depression after his younger brother took his own life.
A stock shot of a Gull Dong, the type of dog owned by Anwar and found poisoned at the scene
She is now appealing for help to track down her brother's killers and bring them to justice, but it is believed no witnesses have yet come forward and Alaia says the stress of dealing with her brother's death is causing her to rapidly lose weight.
Alaia said she has been in constant contact with police in Pakistan and even offered to pay for forensics tests for the dogs if police were reluctant to carry them out for cost reasons.
'No one is helping me. I have hit a brick wall,' she added. '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.'
