International

Pak journo shot dead in Kenya, says wife

Darpan News Desk IANS, 24 Oct, 2022 02:03 PM

Islamabad, Oct 24 (IANS) Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif has been shot dead in Kenya, his wife confirmed on Monday.

Taking to Twitter, Sharif's wife Javeria Siddique, said: "I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist today, as per police he was shot in Kenya.

"Respect our privacy and in the name of breaking pls don't share our family pics, personal details and his last pictures from hospital. Remember us in ur prayers."

Foreign Office spokesman Asim Iftikhar said Pakistan's High Commission in Kenya were ascertaining information from the authorities, Dawn news reported.

Condolences poured in from politicians and colleagues on the journalist's death.

President Arif Alvi termed Sharif's death a loss for journalism and Pakistan.

PTI Secretary General Asad Umar and Senator Azam Swati also said they were shocked and devastated by the news of the journalist's death.

ARY News host Kashif Abbasi tweeted: "My brother, my friend my colleague Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Kenya..I still can't believe it. It's beyond heart breaking. This is just wrong.. This is painful."

"Arshad Sharif, not just a colleague, a brother, is no more. From Islamabad to Moscow, from Dunya News to ARY, I've not known a finer gentleman. Shot dead. Too young. Too brutally," Hum News anchorperson Meher Bokhari tweeted.

Journalists Kamran Khan and Shahbaz Rana called for an investigation into Sharif's killing, reports Dawn news.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a telephonic call with Kenyan President William Ruto and requested him to ensure fair and transparent investigation into shocking incident of Arshad Sharif’s death. pic.twitter.com/1A9cW6qPsR
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) October 24, 2022

Earlier this year, police had booked Sharif, ARY Digital Network President and CEO Salman Iqbal, Head of News and Current Affairs Ammad Yousaf, anchorperson Khawar Ghumman and a producer for sedition over a controversial interview by PTI leader Dr Shahbaz Gill broadcast on the channel on August 8.

A day later, the Interior Ministry had cancelled the channel's no-objection certificate citing "adverse reports from agencies" as the reason behind the decisionthat was later reversed after an order of the Sindh High Court.

Subsequently, Sharif had left the country, Dawn news reported.

The ARY Network had later announced it had "parted ways" with Sharif.

Prev Next

MORE International ARTICLES

Taliban have more Black Hawk choppers than 85% countries

The militant group's metamorphosis from rag-tag guerrilla force to highly professional, impressively equipped army has been at the expense of Western taxpayers, the report said.

Taliban have more Black Hawk choppers than 85% countries

'Taliban will be a threat to Central Asia and the world'

"Russia should be concerned about the rise of the Taliban. The country will become a terrorist hub that will endanger Central Asia and Russia itself," Fahim Dashty told The Moscow Times by phone from the Panjshir Valley, where his resistance group has gathered as the country's last holdout against the Taliban.

'Taliban will be a threat to Central Asia and the world'

Kabul airport gates closed after deadly bombings, crowds cleared

On Thursday evening, a suicide bombing rocked a gate of the airport where a crashing crowd was waiting for evacuation flights, and later another explosion hit the nearby Baron Camp, a former coalition base.

Kabul airport gates closed after deadly bombings, crowds cleared

Pak, India should sit together to resolve outstanding issues: Taliban

In his first comments on Kashmir, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid has said that Pakistan and India should sit together to resolve all their outstanding issues because both are neighbours and their interests are linked to each other.

Pak, India should sit together to resolve outstanding issues: Taliban

Kabul airport attack benefits the Haqqani network

The Haqqani network also established close ties with Pakistan's powerful yet notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which provided it weapons, training, and financial support.

Kabul airport attack benefits the Haqqani network

Biden firm, for now, on Aug. 31 Kabul deadline

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who hosted the summit, and France's Emmanuel Macron were among those calling for an extension in order to more fully evacuate all foreign nationals and vulnerable Afghans who helped the Americans and the NATO allies before the country's recent fall to the Taliban.