Govt Forms Committee to Investigate Arshad Sharif's Killing in Kenya

The Government has formed a three-member committee to investigate the killing of senior journalist and anchorperson, Arshad Sharif in Kenya.

According to the details, three-member committee has been constituted to ascertain facts related to the murder of senior journalist, Arshad Sharif, from Kenyan Police and other relevant authorities.

The committee comprises of the following members:

Mr. Athar Waheed, Director / DIG (Police), FIA
Omar Shahid Hamid, Deputy Director General, Intelligence Bureau
Lt. Col Saad Ahmed, PA-44042, ISI

The team will travel to Kenya immediately and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Pakistan’s High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya shall facilitate the aforementioned visit.

This is a copy of the notification:

It is pertinent to mention that senior journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi by Kenyan authorities, who are terming the incident as a case of “mistaken identity.”

According to Kenyan authorities, Arshad Sharif and his driver had allegedly breached a roadblock set up by the police along the route, where there was a call for police to intercept a car similar to the one being used by the Pakistani journalist following a carjacking incident, where a child was taken hostage.

Kenyan Police says that this was followed by a brief chase and shooting that left the Pakistani journalist dead and the driver of the vehicle injured as the result of the car rolling over.

Furthermore, the body of Arshad Sharif has arrived in Pakistan.

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