A Pakistani journalist shot useless final month was the sufferer of a “target killing”, the nation’s inside minister has stated.
Arshad Sharif, a vocal critic of the Pakistani army, died close to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi after his automobile was shot at by police on 23 October.
Rana Sanaullah, the inside minister, stated: “Arshad Sharif’s death is not a case of mistaken identity – I can say, and, on the evidence we have so far, this prima facie is a target killing.
“We nonetheless have to receive extra [evidence] to substantiate all this… and we’ve requested the Kenyan authorities for extra information.”
An initial police report said his death was a case of “mistaken id” however a later contradictory account from officers claimed his car drove by way of a roadblock and the officers who fired the pictures had been on the lookout for automobile thieves on the time.
The 49-year-old was a key supporter of Imran Khan, who was ousted because the prime minister of Pakistan in April.
When he travelled to Kenya is unknown, however he left Pakistan in August having complained about being harassed.
His lawyer stated he had hung out within the UAE earlier than then, from the place the Pakistani authorities sought his extradition.
After his demise, Mr Khan claimed he knew of a plot to kill Mr Arshad and that he had suggested him to flee the nation.
Thousands of mourners attended his funeral in Islamabad and there have been widespread protests over the circumstances of his demise.
Faced sedition prices
He was going through attainable sedition prices in his residence nation after his TV present was banned over claims the army was concerned in Mr Khan’s ousting.
Mr Khan was shot within the leg in what his supporters declare was “assassination attempt” final week as he spoke at a rally.
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The journalist’s demise comes after 9 Kenyan law enforcement officials had been arrested in relation to the disappearance of two Indians and their driver in July.
Concerns have been raised internationally in regards to the formally disbanded Special Services Unit of the Kenyan Police, which has been accused of extrajudicial killings and torture.
Source: information.sky.com”