Overview
- The attack took place on Friday, August 14, when two unidentified men on a motorcycle fired at the car carrying 28‑year‑old creator Shamsu Bibi, known online as Ayesha Gilamana, killing her and critically injuring her 15‑year‑old sister.
- Bibi’s father filed an FIR naming three people and saying a man called his daughter out of the house before the shooting while alleging a financial dispute and prior death threats tied to two named individuals.
- Taxila police have registered a murder case, recovered scene evidence for forensic tests, obtained CCTV showing the gunmen fleeing on a motorcycle, and sent the victim’s phone for forensic examination.
- Investigators say they have detained one person named in the FIR and three alleged facilitators while mobile geofencing placed phones linked to two other nominated suspects in Murree, prompting the inquiry into whether hitmen were hired.
- The killing has revived public concern about threats to women and social‑media creators in the region and officials say further arrests and forensic results will be needed to prove any motive or the roles of those named in the FIR.