To determine the facts surrounding the killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, the federal government reduced the size of a high-level investigating team from three to two.
A two-person team, rather than a three-person one, will now travel to Kenya to look into the situation, according to a notification from the interior ministry.
The FIA, Athar Waheed, and Umar Shahid Hamid of the Intelligence Bureau are listed as members of the team in the notification.
Earlier, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah announced the formation of a high-level inquiry team to investigate the events behind Sharif’s killing.
He said that a two-member team comprises of officers from FIA and IB will travel to Kenya immediately to probe the incident.
The team will submit its final report to the Interior Division, according to the interior minister.
Rana Sanaullah stated that the investigative team would also thoroughly examine the circumstances surrounding Arshad Sharif’s departure for Dubai and subsequent travel to Kenya.
GHQ seeks the formation of a committee
The General Headquarters (GHQ), the command post for Pakistan’s land forces, requested the creation of a commission to look into the killing of the prominent journalist in a letter to the federal government.
According to reports, the General Headquarters (GHQ) has requested the creation of a commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the murder of Arshad Sharif by Kenyan police in Nairobi.
The GHQ has urged the government to take action as per law against those who are leveling baseless allegations
Senior journalist’s killing incident
Following an accident on Sunday night’s outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Sharif embraced martyrdom.
He was traveling from the country’s Magadi town to Nairobi when the tragedy happened.
According to Kenyan media, Arshad Sharif and his driver allegedly violated a roadblock and were then shot in the head and killed by police.
According to the police, who were cited by the Kenyan media when describing the incident, the manned roadblock had information to stop a car that Arshad Sharif and his driver were in after a carjacking incident in Nairobi where a child was allegedly taken, hostage.
