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Monthly Archives: November 2022

Minister accuses hosts of role in Arshad Sharif’s killing

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Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday accused the two brothers who hosted Arshad Sharif in Kenya of being in cahoots with Kenyan police over the journalist’s murder. Speaking on the Geo Pakistan show, the minister termed Mr Sharif’s murder a “target killing” and said that this was not a case of “mistaken identity”. He alleged […]


Kenyan police dismiss torture claims in Pakistani journalist murder

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Those handling the probe said they are not aware of claims Sharif was brutally tortured for hours before being shot dead. He was shot and killed on October 23, 2022 at a police roadblock in an incident that has sparked speculations and blame game. Kenyan authorities say the probe into the killing of Pakistani journalist […]


Government Committed To Provide Justice to Arshad’s Family: Senator Afnan

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ISLAMABAD, (APP – Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News – 12th Nov, 2022): Pakistan Muslim League-N, Senator Afnan ullah on Friday said that the government is making all-out efforts to provide justice to Arshad’s family who was killed by unknown outlaws in Kenyan territory. Talking to a private television channel, he said the two officers […]


Arshad Sharif case Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) become party, forms five-member committee

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Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has decided to become a party in the senior journalist Arshad Sharif’s assassination case and formed a committee, private news channel reported on Friday. After the leaking of graphic photos of Arshad Sharif’s body and post-mortem reports, the PFUJ has decided to become a party in the assassination case. […]


First batch of Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) Commissioners retired

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ISLAMABAD: First batch of Information Commissioners of Pakistan Information Commission had completed their tenure on Tuesday November 07, 2022. Pakistan Information Commission’s first Chief Information Commissioner Mohammad Azam and Information Commissioner Fawad Malik has retired from his post. He has served as Chief Information Commissioner for four years, earlier this he also worked as Federal […]


Kenya police authority assure complete probe into Arshad Sharif’s murder to find facts

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NAIROBI: The chairperson of Kenya’s Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has said that Arshad Sharif’s murder at the hands of Kenya’s police is being fully investigated to establish the facts surrounding the shooting. In an interview with Geo, IPOA Chairperson Anne Makori said the independent body has started a “full and thorough investigation to establish […]


Shocking revelations of Arshad Sharif’s assassination come to light

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – New shocking revelations have come to light in the murder case of senior Pakistani journalist and anchor person Arshad Sharif, who was brutally martyred in Kenya. The revelations were made by senior journalist Kamran Shahid in his program “On the Front” on Dunya News. Unearthing shocking details of regarding the cold-blooded […]


Speakers at Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) Conference urge Baluchistan Government to establish Information Commission immediately

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Quetta: Speakers of the conference demanded Establishment of Balochistan Information Commission immediately by appointing the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners in line with the criterion mentioned in Section 18 of the Balochistan RTI Act 2021. Accessing government information remains a challenge in Balochistan due to flawed implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act […]


Suspension of broadcast licenses

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declares that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman cannot be given the sole and unfettered powers to suspend broadcast licenses. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan and comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Sayyed Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi on Thursday heard the appeal against the Sindh High […]


Establishment of information body demanded

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QUETTA: Speakers at a conference demanded the establishment of Balo­chistan Information Commission and appointment of chief information commissioner without delay in accordance with Section 18 of the Balochistan Right to Information Act, 2021. The conference was organised by the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) in collaboration with the European Union on Wednesday. The […]


‘Media freedom’ indispensable

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PESHAWAR Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Minister for Labour and Culture Shaukat Yousafzai has said that there will be no democracy in a country where journalism is not free. “Journalism should be free and impartial,” he added. The provincial minister participated as a special guest on the last day of the […]


New footage suggests Arshad Sharif shot from close range

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NAIROBI: Another finding has surfaced in the slain journalist Arshad Sharif murder case that suggests that the journalist was shot at a close range in the head by Kenya Police firearms unit and six bullets were fired at his Toyota Land Cruiser, footage obtained by Geo News showed. The three-minute video available to Geo News […]


Arshad Sharif died half-an-hour after stolen vehicle’s recovery

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NAIROBI: The investigation teams of Geo News and The News have found out that renowned Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif died half-an-hour after the vehicle that had been reported missing was recovered. Douglas Wainaina Kamau, a floriculture dealer, said in a conversation with Geo News that he is the owner of Mercedes Benz Sprinter 311 with […]


Protection of Journalists in Pakistan: Sense and Censorship

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A few days ago Irfan Raza, a journalist from DAWN News, was reportedly abducted from Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and later was recovered from Chakri area in Rawalpindi. The unidentified armed kidnappers took away his vehicle. A few weeks ago, renowned journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Kenya. According to the International Federation of […]