Senior journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead in Kenya.

 Senior journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead in Kenya, confirms wife

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Sharif was shot and killed in Nairobi, Kenya by local police on 23 October 2022.The Kenyan police described the shooting as a case of "mistaken identity", and there was speculation on social media that he had been assassinated. On 24 October, the Kenyan Independent Police Oversight Authority announced an investigation into Sharif's death.

Senior journalist Arshad Sharif died in Kenya's Nairobi city after reportedly being shot, confirmed his wife Javeria Siddiqui early Monday.

Taking to her official Twitter handle, Siddiqui said "I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist Arshad today, as per police he was shot in Kenya."

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Briefing the media on the development, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Pakistan's ambassador to Kenya, Syeda Saqlain, Kenyan police officials and doctors are currently at the mortuary in Nairobi where the ambassador has identified Sharif's body.

The minister also said that after identification, the process to repatriate the deceased has been initiated.

She also added that Kenyan authorities have been requested to complete the regulatory process as soon as possible.

Briefing the media on the development, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Pakistan's ambassador to Kenya, Syeda Saqlain, Kenyan police officials and doctors are currently at the mortuary in Nairobi where the ambassador has identified Sharif's body.

The minister also said that after identification, the process to repatriate the deceased has been initiated.

She also added that Kenyan authorities have been requested to complete the regulatory process as soon as possible.

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News anchor Kamran khan twitte

Kenya's largest newspaper "The Nation" recently opened a Pandora's Box by revealing in its investigative report that "the real truth in the Arshad Sharif murder case may be what is not written in the police report" Kenya Media And human rights organizations are reporting black news in Dal۔

Member of PTI Asad Umar twitte

Who will answer this son for the murder of his father? Will the judiciary play its role?

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf & Former Prime minister Imran Khan. Twitte

Shocked at the brutal murder of Arshad Sharif who paid the ultimate price for speaking the truth - his life. He had to leave the country & be in hiding abroad but he continued to speak the truth on social media, exposing the powerful. Today the entire nation mourns his death.

A proper judicial investigation must be instituted to examine his own statements plus evidence that other sources have. We have descended into a state of brutality, unknown in civilised society, indulged in by the powerful against those who dare to criticise & expose wrongdoings

My prayers and condolences go to his grief stricken family.

newspaper The Star

A journalist working in Kenya has told Independent Urdu that if the number of bullets hit the vehicle is examined, it is clear that the target of the shooter was the victim (Arshad Sharif).

Aliyud Kibi, a journalist associated with the Kenyan newspaper The Star, has told Independent Urdu that "according to the police report, two bullets hit the left side of the vehicle on which the deceased was sitting." One was stuck in the right side door and one in the right side tire.

"What we have learned from the file report in the police book is that Arshad Muhammad Sharif was shot at around 10pm Kenyan local time in Kajido County near Nairobi," Aliyud Kibi said.

Police say that the driver of the car was the deceased's brother, but we learned that he did not have a brother at that time, so it is possible that he was a cousin or a close friend. Currently, the body is lying in a Nairobi mortuary, 17 kilometers from the crime scene

The number of bullets that hit the vehicle indicated that the target was Arshad Sharif: Canyon Journalist

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Reaction

News of Sharif's killing was shocking in Pakistan and abroad. The President of Pakistan Arif Alvi described Sharif's death as "a great loss to journalism and Pakistan". The Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif described the killing as "shocking news". Former Prime Minister Imran Khan wrote on Twitter that he was "shocked at the brutal murder of Arshad Sharif who paid the ultimate price for speaking the truth - his life".

Personal Life

Arshad Sharif's father Commander Muhammad Sharif died of a heart attack at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in May 2011. His younger brother, Major Ashraf Sharif was killed when his car veered off the road on his way to attend the funeral of their father in May 2011.On hearing about the death of his father, Major Ashraf Sharif, left Bannu Cantonment refusing a chauffeur or escort. A few kilometers away, his vehicle veered off the road and hit a tree, killing him. Commander Muhammad Sharif and Major Ashraf Sharif were laid to rest with full military honors at the H-11 Graveyard.

Sharif also headed AAJ News and Dunya TV as 'Director News'. He worked as a Bureau Chief of Dawn News in 2011.

His first media job was with a weekly publication, Pulse. He served as a columnist, reporter, and managing editor in 1999. Arshad Sharif joined The News in 1999 and Daily Dawn in 2001.

Arshad Sharif ( 22 February 1973 – 23 October 2022) was a Pakistani journalist, writer and television news anchor.He specialized in investigative journalism and covered many political events in the country for national and international news organizations, including the United Kingdom. On 23 March 2019, he was awarded the Pride of Performance by the President of Pakistan Arif Alvi for his contributions to journalism.He was killed on 23 October 2022.

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