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Daily Archives: October 26, 2022

Arshad Sharif’s body arrives in Pakistan

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The body of senior journalist Arshad Sharif, who was assassinated by Kenyan police three days ago, landed in Islamabad early on Wednesday. “My Arshad is back, but in coffin,” his wife Javeria Siddique said on Twitter. She also shared a video showing the coffin. TV channels broadcast footage of a large crowd gathering outside the […]


Journalists question Kenyan police’s claims about Arshad Sharif’s killing

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Several local and international journalists, including Kenyan media persons, and relevant personalities have raised questions about the Kenyan police’s claims surrounding senior Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif’s killing in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The journalist had left the country in August after he was charged with sedition cases. He died in Kenya’s Nairobi after being […]


Judicial commission to probe Arshad Sharif’s death

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Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif said on Tuesday that a judicial commission would be formed to probe the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif, reportedly at the hands of the Kenyan police two days ago. In a video message from Saudi Arabia today, he said that the commission would be responsible for determining the facts of the […]


Maryam apologizes, deletes ‘insensitive and shameful’ tweet on Arshad Sharif

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LAHORE   –   PML-N Vice President Mary­am Nawaz on Tuesday issued an apology and deleted a tweet regarding slain journalist Arshad Sharif after it was deemed “insensitive and shameful” and drew widespread condemnation from politicians, journalists and activists. Sharif was shot dead in Kenya allegedly by the local police on Sunday night. Maryam, at around 3pm […]