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The body of a woman was found inside a water drum in an empty plot in the Phase VII area of Karachi\u2019s Defence Housing Authority, police and hospital officials said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Defence Police Station House Officer (SHO) Shaukat Awan told Dawn.com<\/em> that the body of the unidentified woman \u2014 wrapped in a plastic bag \u2014 was recovered from the water drum on an empty plot near Fatima Masjid.<\/p>\n Preliminary investigations suggested that the woman had been murdered, he added, but he was awaiting the coroner\u2019s findings to make a definitive comment.<\/p>\n Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed told Dawn.com<\/em> that the woman\u2019s body \u2014 her mouth bound with a cloth \u2014 was brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) last night.<\/p>\n She said samples had been taken but the exact cause of death would be reserved until the receipt of reports, she added.<\/p>\n The woman\u2019s identification has not been possible yet because her body is in an advanced stage of decomposition, Dr Syed said. She estimated the victim was in her 30s.<\/p>\n SHO Awan said the police have gathered \u201csignificant clues\u201d about the woman\u2019s identity and the motive of the alleged murder.<\/p>\n