His body was shifted to the Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, for post-mortem. The police said mark of one bullet wound was found on the back of the deceased. He was 66. He has left behind two sons and two daughters. He was living alone in his bungalow along with an army of servants.
Police have yet to register a case.
The prince was a staunch supporter of the demand of provincial status for Bahawalpur. He had been jailed during Yahya Khan's martial law for leading a movement on the issue. Reports said that Prince Abbasi on Wednesday evening visited offices of local newspapers announcing that he would relaunch the movement for the revival of Bahawalpur province.