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Pakistan

Pakistani man caught digging grave after killing US wife: police

Published August 15, 2023
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Pakistan’s Punjab Police Department on August 15, 2023, policemen stand aside an accused murderer (C) at a police station in Lahore. Photo: AFP
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Pakistan’s Punjab Police Department on August 15, 2023, policemen stand aside an accused murderer (C) at a police station in Lahore. Photo: AFP

LAHORE: A Pakistani man accused of killing his American wife was arrested after officers caught him digging a grave in the middle of the night, police said Tuesday.

Kazim Kamal Khan was arrested in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore in the early hours of Saturday. He later confessed to the murder of 50-year-old Diana Christo Khan, police said.

“We got a call from a gravedigger about a man who had come to the graveyard and was trying to bury a body without a shroud or funeral rites,” the arresting officer Muhammad Nadeem told AFP.

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“When we got to the scene we saw the body was completely uncovered and it looked suspicious.”

A US State Department spokesperson confirmed the death of a US citizen in Lahore.

“We are in contact with the family and are providing all appropriate consular assistance,” the spokesperson said.

Kazim Kamal Khan was deported from the United States after the 9/11 attacks and became estranged from his wife and their daughter who stayed behind, police said.

He allegedly recently lured his wife to Pakistan by claiming to be gravely ill.

Diana Christo Khan’s body had visible trauma to the head and bruises on the neck, according to an incident report.

The body has been sent for a postmortem to identify the exact cause of death.

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KhanRA Aug 15, 2023 10:34pm
Pakistani men, making us proud.
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TheActualTruth Aug 16, 2023 02:03am
These kind of men are not human they are animals and should be treated as such. Shameful
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Laura Aug 16, 2023 06:28pm
This was my sister and her actual name was Diana Castro Khan. Kazim is a monster and has ruined my family forever!
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