Senior journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif was shot in the head and chest, he succumbed to his injuries almost 30 minutes after being shot. An eight-member medical board comprising senior doctors from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) released the report after performing the autopsy on Sharif’s body. Two members were added to this […]
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DG ISPR, DG ISI address press conference over Arshad Sharif’s killing in Kenya
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Babar Iftikhar are addressing a joint press conference in Rawalpindi over the death of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. “The purpose of this press conference is to inform you about the death of prominent senior journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya and the circumstances surrounding it,” said DG ISPR […]
Govt. team to leave for Kenya to ascertain facts related to murder of Arshad Sharif
ISLAMABAD: The government has constituted a two-member team to ascertain the facts related to the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif from Kenya police and relevant authorities. The revised notification about the members of the team states that it would comprise of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director/DIG (Police) Athar Wahid, Intelligence Bureau (IB) Deputy Director […]
GHQ writes govt to form inquiry commission for probing Arshad Sharif’s death
General Headquarters of Pakistan Army has written a letter to the federal government to form an inquiry commission to investigate the murder of senior anchorperson and journalist Arshad Sharif. The GHQ has also asked the federal government to take action against elements involved in leveling baseless allegations against the institution. Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif […]
Pakistan bringing home body of journalist killed in Kenya
Pakistan bringing home body of journalist killed in Kenya. The body of an outspoken Pakistani journalist who was shot and killed by Nairobi police while living in hiding in Kenya is being repatriated to Islamabad on Tuesday, the government said. The killing has stunned Pakistan’s journalist community, which has demanded a detailed probe into the […]
Flight carrying Arshad Sharif departs for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The flight carrying the body of senior journalist and former anchorperson of ARY News Arshad Sharif has left for Pakistan from Kenya’s Nairobi. According to the Foreign Office, the flight will land at Islamabad International airport via Doha at 1:25 am on Tuesday. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said the process of […]
Nairobi police say Pakistani journalist killed by mistake
Nairobi police say Pakistani journalist killed by mistake. A senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding in Kenya was shot and killed by police after the car he was in sped up instead of halting at a roadblock near Nairobi, the police said on Monday. Kenyan police expressed regret over the incident, saying it was a […]
Police killed Arshad Sharif in ‘mistaken identity’ case: Kenyan media
Senior Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead in the wee hours of Monday in Kenya. The Kenyan police termed it a case of ‘mistaken identity’, reported Kenyan newspaper The Star. After Arshad Sharif and his driver allegedly violated a roadblock established to check on vehicles using the route, Arshad Sharif was shot in the […]