WASHINGTON
\nPakistan\u2019s Ambassador to the United States Sardar Masood Khan has strongly condemned the murder of Dr. Talat Jehan Khan, a Pakistani-American paediatrician, in a Texas town hoping that a swift inquiry into the case would deliver justice for the victim.
\nIn a statement Tuesday, the Pakistani envoy said her killing in Conroe, Houston, was \u201cshocking\u201d and a \u201csenseless act of violence.\u201d
\nDr. Talat Jehan Khan, 52, a 1966 graduate of the Sindh Medical College, Karachi, was sitting on a picnic table near her home when she was stabbed multiple times to death, according to police. Authorities charged Miles Joseph Fridrich, a 24-year-old man, in her murder. Although his motive remains unclear, community members and organizations see it as a hate crime.
\n\u201cWe have not found any evidence to link this to a hate crime,\u201d Conroe Police Department Sergeant David Dickenson told CNN.
\nHe said the investigation is ongoing. However, a Muslim advocacy group and an anti-hate organization are calling for police to watch the case closely.
\n\u201cWe are unsure at this moment if this was a hate crime; however, given the tragic circumstances, we are paying very close attention to the investigation,\u201d the Council on American-Islamic Relations\u2019 Houston office said in a statement.
\nIn his statement, Ambassador Masood Khan expressed his deepest condolences to the bereaved family, saying, \u201cDr. Talat Jehan Khan was a dedicated healthcare professional and a beloved member of the Pakistani-American community.\u201d
\nHe also spoke to Dr. Arshad Rehan, President of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) to express his sorrow over her death. In his personal messages to the grieving family, the ambassador assured all possible support of the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington and the Consulate in Houston in completing the last rites of the deceased. The Consul General of Pakistan in Houston will attend the funeral tomorrow, a Pakistani embassy press release said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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