THE family of a Glasgow mother who died in Pakistan were threatened yesterday with the suggestion that her children would be removed from Scotland and taken to Lahore.

Mumtaz Sattar, 38, lost her life in suspicious circumstances shortly after arriving in the Punjab with her husband Abdul last Saturday, and may have been throttled, according to the post-mortem examination.

Mr Sattar, who is under pressure to stay in Pakistan to answer questions about the death, said the couple had drunk spiked tea before they were thrown out of a taxi they had caught from Lahore airport.

Last night, Aamer Anwar, the Glasgow solicitor acting on the family's behalf, revealed that Scottish police had to intervene to reassure the family that the children would not be taken to Pakistan against their wishes.

"Mr Sattar contacted Mumtaz Sattar's family in Glasgow and threatened to take the children out to Pakistan," said Mr Anwar.

"They cannot understand why Mr Sattar would be threatening them at this stage and why, after everything that has happened, he would want the children there. The police have been in touch with the family to allay their fears.

"Mr Sattar should be concentrating on finding out who is responsible rather than adding to the family's grief."

The Sattars, who had been married for 14 years, have two young daughters, aged 10 and 13.

Last night, District Police Officer Mumtazir Mehdi of Nankana Sahib Police, the officer in charge of the investigation in Pakistan, said he expects the case to be solved within days.

They are waiting for the results of toxicology tests, which would take their enquiry into the murder in a "single direction".

Mr Sattar, 45, who is originally from the Punjab, is said to have applied for emergency travel documents. -