Pakistan’s interior minister says journalist Arshad Sharif was ‘murdered’ in Kenya
Islamabad, Nov 8: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said the initial probe showed that journalist Arshad Sharif was “murdered” in Kenya and it was not a case of mistaken identity as claimed by the local police.
Sharif, 49, a former reporter and TV anchor with ARY TV, and known for his proximity to former prime minister Imran Khan, had fled to Kenya after he was booked on charges of sedition and peddling an “anti-state” narrative by Pakistan’s security agencies earlier this year.
He was shot dead at a police checkpoint at an hour’s distance from Nairobi on October 23, creating a storm in the country. The Kenyan police later said it was a case of “mistaken identity” during a search for a similar car involved in a child abduction case. (PTI)
