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Arshad Sharif killing: Pakistani investigators seek details of instructors at shooting site

IHC Arshad postmortem

NAIROBI: Pakistani investigators have asked Kenyan authorities to provide the names and contact details of instructors and trainers present at a shooting range where noted journalist Arshad Sharif was last seen before he was killed. The controversy over the killing has deepened after the presence of around 10 American instructors and trainers at the AmmoDump … Read more

Arshad Sharif murder: Pakistan, Kenyan authorities to continue cooperation

Arshad Sharif

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has said Pakistan and Kenya will continue cooperation in the murder investigation of noted journalist and senior anchorperson Arshad Sharif. The Foreign Office spokesperson was replying to a question during the weekly press briefing on the updates of progress in the investigation of the journalist’s murder in Kenya. He was also … Read more

Arshad Sharif murder: Pakistani team quizzes brothers Waqar, Khurram in Kenya

Arshad Sharif murder: Special JIT to visit Kenya on Jan 15

ISLAMABAD: A two-member inquiry committee set up to investigate the murder of renowned journalist and BOL News anchorperson Arshad Sharif interrogated two brothers who hosted him in Kenya. The team comprising an official of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) interrogated Khurram Ahmed, who was driving the vehicle carrying the slain journalist, … Read more

FO denies writing to UAE authorities to expel Arshad Sharif

Arshad Sharif

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday rejected reports Pakistan had written to Dubai authorities to expel journalist Arshad Sharif from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “No such letter, undersigned by the foreign minister, was written to the Dubai government, nor does the minister undertake these communications. There was no truth in those reports,” the FO … Read more

Sonya Khan, Salman Iqbal’s second wife, shares a picture with Arshad Sharif

Arshad Sharif

The dispute over who killed Arshad Sharif is causing a lot of people to suffer However, this topic is still a mystery, and it is also becoming politically charged in Pakistan as people level allegations at one another Arshad Sharif, of course, did not want to leave Pakistan, but out of necessity he had to … Read more

Conspiracy to kill Arshad Sharif hatched in Pakistan, claims Faisal Vawda

Arshad Sharif

ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda has claimed that the conspiracy to murder senior journalist Arshad Sharif was hatched in Pakistan. Addressing the press conference at National Press Club, the PTI leader said Arshad Sharif was shot from a close range. He said no evidence will be found on his … Read more

Arshad Sharif’s wife says he was martyred for speaking the truth

Arshad Sharif

ISLAMABAD: The widow of journalist and BOL News anchorperson Arshad Sharif has said her husband was martyred for speaking the truth. While speaking to media, Javeria Siddique said Arshad is being shifted to Quaid-e-Azam Hospital. She thanked media for their support and request to pray for his forgiveness. She urged the media and masses to … Read more

Pakistan PM and Kenya leader discusses journalist death

Pakistan PM and Kenya leader

Arshad Sharif, a Pakistani journalist, was shot dead in Nairobi on Sunday night. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked for an investigation that is “fair and transparent” Kenya’s President has promised to expedite the process of sending the body back to Pakistan. Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has released a request to Kenya … Read more

Pakistan High Commission facilitating repatriation of Arshad Sharif’s body: FO

Arshad Sharif

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Commission in Kenya is facilitating the “expeditious” repatriation of the mortal remains of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in coordination with the host authorities, the Foreign Office said. The Foreign Office issued a statement saying Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Kenya received initial information about the death of Arshad Sharif early Monday morning and … Read more

Pakistani celebrities express condolences over the loss of journalist Arshad Sharif

Arshad Sharif
  • Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Kenya in the early hours of Monday.
  • His wife and family confirmed his death on Twitter.
  • Pakistani celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to the journalist.

Senior Journalist Arshad Sharif – who was part of the BOL family – was shot dead in Kenya in the wee hours on Monday, his death was confirmed by his wife and family.

One of the renowned journalists was famous for his audacious style of reporting as he always refused to bend before injustice.

Senior journalist Arshad Sharif, who recently became part of Pakistan’s number one news channel Bol, has a journalistic career spanning 29 years. However, his talk show ‘Power Play’ remained his cause of fame in the nation.

Everyone in the country is very sad about the death of a well-known TV host, not just journalists. Arshad’s wife, Javeria Siddique, is also a journalist, and she was the first to share the news on Twitter. She said that Arshad had died in Nairobi city after being shot.

“I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist Arshad today, as per police he was shot in Kenya.”

After hearing the news, a number of well-known Pakistani celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to the journalist. Adnan Siddiqui, Sajal Aly, Haroon Shahid, and many others posted online.

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