ISLAMABAD: Thomas Fielder, Second Secretary of the German Embassy in Islamabad, was found dead in his apartment in the diplomatic enclave.
According to police officials, Fielder’s body was found after German embassy staff, concerned about his two-day absence from work, broke into his apartment and found him unresponsive.
The embassy immediately alerted the local authorities, who took the body to a hospital for an autopsy.
Police said the cause of death remains unclear and will be determined based on the autopsy report. Initial investigations revealed that the diplomat had previously suffered a minor heart attack, which could be a contributing factor.
The German embassy has been informed of the incident and further investigations are underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the diplomat’s death, they said.