Sajid Hussain’s body was found in a river abroad after his work earned him death threats at home
It was late at night on 30 April and Wajid Hussain was still in his office when the phone rang. A voice on the other end, 5,000 miles away from him in
Pakistan, brought news that felt like a punch to the stomach:
police in the Swedish city of Uppsala confirmed that a body found in a river a week before was that of his older brother, the exiled journalist Sajid Hussain. Sajid had been missing for almost two months.
According to Uppsala police, while an autopsy has been carried out, the exact cause of Sajid’s death has yet to be determined. “Initially there was a suspicion of him being murdered,” said Karin Rosander, a spokesperson for Uppsala police. “Those suspicions have now lessened but we have nothing definite right now.”