British man killed in Pakistan in "execution" shooting as family distraught (2025)

Despite moving to Pakistan, the victim, known as Anwar, would return regularly and stay with his sisters in Didsbury.

A Brit has been killed in a horror "execution style" shooting in Pakistan leaving his family distraught.

Mohammed Anwar Zeb who previously lived in Manchester before moving to Pakistan was murdered on March 16 at his home in a tiny remote village in Swat Valley in the north of the country.

He was allegedly dragged to the back of his home and shot in the head after his dogs were poisoned.

The 51-year-old's heartbroken sister has made a desperate plea to find out exactly why her brother was killed and to wants justice.

Despite moving to Pakistan, the victim, known as Anwar, would return regularly and stay with his sisters in Didsbury.

His sister, Alaia, told the Manchester Evening News: "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."

"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.

"What has happened is that his dogs have been poisoned and then he has been taken to the back of his house and killed in one shot to the back of the head. He was then left in a ditch behind the house."

She was alerted to the murder via a phone from a relative in Pakistan and explained: "I have constantly been in touch with the police in Pakistan.

"My brother had two dogs that he trained as guard dogs; they were poisoned and died.

"I asked the police there if they had sent the dogs off for forensics to establish what had happened to them and they said it would be expensive but I told them I would pay."

She continued: "Anwar lived in a very rural area. My brother was buried within two to three hours and there does not appear to have been any autopsy

"He had a wife but they were separated. He never had any kids. A week before he passed he messaged me to say he was going to return to Manchester. He said he wanted to renew his passport and was going to come back for a month.

"My last conversation with him was on February 4th and then I got a text message on Friday March 7th saying he was coming and would stay for a couple of months. No one is helping me. I have hit a brick wall. I have lost eight pounds in the space of a week.

"We are calling for pressure to be put on the relevant authorities into conducting a thorough and transparent investigation. Given the circumstances of his death and the growing concerns for the safety of British nationals abroad, this case warrants immediate public and governmental scrutiny."

A Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office spokesperson said: “We are providing support to the family of a British man who died in Pakistan and are in contact with the local authorities.”