{"id":52227,"date":"2022-10-25T19:10:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=52227"},"modified":"2022-10-25T19:11:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:11:11","slug":"prominent-pakistani-journalist-shot-dead-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=52227","title":{"rendered":"Prominent Pakistani journalist shot dead in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An investigation has begun in Kenya after well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by police at a roadblock on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was \u201cfatally wounded\u201d while he was a passenger in a moving vehicle after it failed to stop, according to a police statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Sharif was a critic of Pakistan\u2019s military as well as a vocal supporter of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 49-year-old had left Pakistan in August after complaining of harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-325.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-325.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2175660\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Arshad Sharif left Pakistan in May after complaining about being harassed by the authorities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He had previously been in the UK and Dubai before travelling to Kenya. It is not known exactly what he was doing in the East African country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Journalists in the Pakistani city of Karachi held a street protest over his killing on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/_127317765_protestepa.jpg\" alt=\"Journalists protesting in Karachi, 24 October\"\/><figcaption>Journalists protested in Karachi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenya\u2019s police watchdog \u2013 the Independent Police Oversight Authority (Ipoa) \u2013 said it had sent its rapid response team to the site of Sunday evening\u2019s shooting in Kajiado county near the capital, Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team will be investigating the \u201calleged police killing of a Pakistani national\u201d, Ipoa chairperson Ann Makori told journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NPSOfficial_KE\/status\/1584505635126661121\/photo\/1\">A police statement said it regretted the \u201cunfortunate incident\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers had set up the roadblock as they were looking for a stolen car. \u201c[The] deceased\u2019s motor vehicle came upon the police barrier which they drove through. It is then that they were shot at,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (no relation) tweeted that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMShehbaz\/status\/1584397154806026240?s=20&amp;t=L8d9Vh9reiTD1LuufXX8hg\">he was \u201cdeeply saddened by the shocking news<\/a>&nbsp;of journalist Arshad Sharif\u2019s tragic death\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He later said that<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMShehbaz\/status\/1584505902157074435?s=20&amp;t=sc4ZRUM02n12nkPYmz-j7A\">&nbsp;he had spoken to Kenya\u2019s President William Ruto<\/a>&nbsp;requesting a \u201cfair and transparent investigation\u2026 He promised all-out help including fast-tracking the process of return of the body to Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb warned people against speculating about the circumstances surrounding the death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a brief message on Twitter,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/javerias\/status\/1584342956877570048?s=20&amp;t=U8qpa-WyVa8FzpQbz1zenw\">Sharif\u2019s wife Javeria Siddique said she had lost a \u201cfriend<\/a>, husband and my favourite journalist\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calling for a \u201cproper judicial investigation\u201d,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImranKhanPTI\/status\/1584451790963372033?s=20&amp;t=VqGy1XRA-Uky9t2NuWAkJw\">former Prime Minister Khan said he was \u201cshocked\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;at what he described as a \u201cmurder\u201d, adding that he \u201cpaid the ultimate price for speaking the truth\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Khan was removed from power in April after losing a vote of no confidence. Sharif, who had backed Mr Khan, then started complaining that the country\u2019s Federal Investigation Agency was harassing him, and he left the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? Submit them via our email\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An investigation has begun in Kenya after well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by police at a roadblock on Sunday. He was \u201cfatally wounded\u201d while he was a passenger in a moving vehicle after it failed to stop, according to a police statement. 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