Reuters' Pak-Afghan bureau chief found dead in Islamabad

[Irfan Hanif]

Maria Golovnina. - Courtesy: Maria Golovnina's Facebook
ISLAMABAD: Maria Golovnina, the Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief of Reuters who was based in Islamabad, was found dead at her office in the capital’s F-8 sector, sources in the police told Dawn.

Golovnina had reportedly gone to the toilet, and had not stepped out for a long time when people who were present barged in.

Maria Golovnina - Twitter.


She was reportedly lying on the floor covered in vomit.

The bureau chief was rushed to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) where she was pronounced dead.

Doctors at Pims told Dawn Maria had passed away before she could be brought to the hospital.

The hospital will carry out a post-mortem before handing over the body to Russian authorities.

The cause of Golovnina's death could not be determined immediately and authorities have launched an investigation to ascertain the facts of the case.

Golovnina had been working with as the Reuters bureau chief for Pakistan and Afghanistan for the past year and a half.

 

[Indian Patriot]

R.I.P. for the soul.

Could be foul play, the circumstances of death is suspicious. But let's see what the report says.

 

[Pomegranate]

RIP

 

[Armstrong]

RIP !

 

[indianBong]

RIP
let postmortem examination be done........

 

[Paksanity]

RIP.
Very sad.

 

[Kambojaric]

Most likely some foul play. Always suspicious when a young journalist out of nowhere dies, especially one who is reporting on really topical issues. Lets see what the post mortem report says.

 

[haviZsultan]

RIP

 

[rockstar08]

RIP .. poor girl ..

 

[Irfan Hanif]

According to initial medical report there was no sign on her body and she was not feeling well two days before her death, most probably she died because of some fatal diseases.

 

[scholseys]

Probably did some bad afghan heroin.

 

[Metanoia]

bad nihari?

 

[Kompromat]

RIP

 

[SpArK]

Rest In Peace.

 

[Shiji Forces]

Drug Overdose?!