Former model Annie Ali Khan found dead in her Karachi appartment
Annie, who was found burnt at her residence on Club Road in the city's Red Zone area, reportedly perished in a fire in the flat, where she lived alone.
According to an official, the former model's cause of death was said to be suffocation from the fumes.
Neighbors broke into her third floor apartment after they saw smoke emanating from it. They found Annie dead. In their statement to the police, her family members said that Annie had been suffering from mental health issues.
According to them, she first burnt a book, after which the furniture in the house caught fire. She died due to suffocation after inhaling the fumes.
It is, at present, believed that she committed suicide by setting her apartment on fire.
Following the legal formalities, the body was handed over to her family, he further said.
The 38-year-old had transitioned from modelling to freelance journalism, writing for prestigious publications here and abroad. She was published in Vantage, Marie Claire US, The Caravan, Herald, RIC Journal, Tanqeed, The Asia Society website and other local publications.
Numerous of her peers — both journalists and models alike — took to social media to express their shock over her sudden demise.
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