Former Pakistani Diplomat's Daughter Noor Mukadam Murdered In Islamabad

Noor Mukadam, 27, daughter of Shaukat Mukadam, was found dead in the capital's upscale Sector F-7/4 area on Tuesday.

A former Pakistani diplomat's daughter has been murdered in Islamabad, according to a media report on Wednesday, just days after a major diplomatic row broke out between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the alleged abduction of the daughter of Afghanistan's Ambassador in Islamabad. Noor Mukadam, 27, daughter of Shaukat Mukadam, was found dead in the capital's upscale Sector F-7/4 area on Tuesday, Dawn newspaper reported. Mukadam has in the past served as Pakistan's ambassador to South Korea and Kazakhstan. Noor Mukadam was killed after being shot at, the daily quoted the police as saying. A friend of Noor has been arrested in connection to the murder, police said.