The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Monday recovered the body of Dr Warda Mushtaq, who was abducted four days ago from the Benazir Shaheed District Hospital in Abbottabad, from a remote hilly area on Thandiani Road, Lari Binota.

According to police, Dr Warda left the hospital with her friend, Rida, a few days ago.

Following her disappearance, police arrested Rida along with two other individuals.

Police sources said that the late doctor had kept approximately 67 tolas of gold jewellery with her friend since 2023.

Dr Warda had reportedly gone to reclaim her jewellery.

Police added that Rida took Dr Warda to her under-construction house and handed her over to suspects Aurangzeb and Nadeem, who killed her in the Lari Binota area.

Acting on the suspects’ information, police recovered the body and transferred it to the DHQ Hospital for a post-mortem. Investigations are ongoing.

Meanwhile, doctors and staff at Benazir Shaheed Hospital staged protests against the abduction and murder, suspending all hospital services.

After protesting within the hospital, doctors and paramedics took to the streets, blocking traffic at Fawara Chowk.

Protesters raised slogans against the police, accusing them of negligence in handling the case.

Dr Asfandiyar, Provincial President of the Young Doctors Association, said the Abbottabad incident reflects the failure of the provincial government.

“Nothing was done over four days to recover the missing doctor, highlighting the incompetence of the Health Department and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police,” he said.

He further stated that the work at OPDs across the province will be boycotted starting tomorrow, and full protests will continue against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.