Police official suspended over killing

Authorities in Pakistan have suspended a police chief in Islamabad over the disappearance, rape and killing of a ten-year-old girl.

Officer Mo ham mad I mr an says the chief, Mohammad Abbas, was suspended for failing to act promptly in the case. An investigation is under way.

The body of the girl, who disappeared after leaving home a week ago, was discovered two days ago in a nearby forest.

The girl’s killing triggered protests in Islamabad by members of the girl’s family, originally from the P ash tun minority Moh - ma nd region bordering Afghanistan, and other Pashtuns.