Arshad Sharif Murder: Pakistani Team Issues Fresh Demand to Kenya Police After Findings

An image of Pakistani journalist
An image of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif.
Arshad Sharif

A Pakistan-based commission formed to probe the killing of journalist, Arshad Sharif, in Kenya, issued several demands to the Kenya Police.

A report by Geo News, a Pakistani news outlet, on Wednesday, November 9, indicated that the investigators demanded the identity of 10 instructors who were last seen hanging out with the journalist.

It is speculated that the journalist had left a shooting range in Kenya an hour before his gruesome murder after hanging out with ten individuals believed to be Americans.

Specifically, the commission demanded to be furnished with the instructors' names and contact details.

Pakistani's former News anchor Arshad Sharif.
Pakistani's former News anchor Arshad Sharif.
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"(We want the) names and contact details of the instructors and trainers who were getting training at ... training camp at the time of the shooting," they demanded.

The commission further demanded the CCTV cameras from the house where Sharif stayed in the days leading to his death.

The two brothers, Waqar Ahmed and Khurram Ahmed, who were grilled over the death, were hosting the slain journalist during his stay in Kenya.

Khurram was the driver on the fateful day when the journalist's car was shot at.

The team also sought to obtain a separate CCTV camera from the training camp where the deceased was last seen.

In an initial report, the Kenyan police claimed that the shooting of Sharif resulted from a mistaken identity case. 

However, Pakistani Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, on Tuesday, November 9, argued that the shooting of the country's journalist was intentional. 

The Minister ruled out the mistaken identity claims as presented by the Kenyan police.

Sanaullah explained that relevant authorities arrived at a conclusion after analysing part of the evidence presented in the case.

The Minister, nonetheless, maintained that more evidence was needed before a conclusive report is released. 

Pakistani Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah addressing the Press
Pakistani Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah addressing the Press.
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