The body of renowned Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, who was killed in Kenya on Sunday, has been flown back home for burial, his wife Javeria Siddique said on Tuesday.
Through social media, Siddique shared pictures of her husband’s body being loaded onto a van in Islamabad with a label reading “Here lies the remains of the late Muhammed Arshad”.
“My husband @arsched coming back home in a coffin. Authorities in Kenya are answerable to us,” she tweeted.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday phoned President Ruto over the shooting of Sharif by Kenyan police officers in an alleged case of “mistaken identity.”
Shehbaz urged the Kenyan president to ensure a fair and transparent investigation into the shooting and fast-track the repatriation of the journalist’s body to the South Asian country.
The National Police Service (NPS) said Sharif was killed by a barrage of bullets fired by General Service Unit (GSU) police personnel from Magadi Training School on Sunday night.
The slain journalist was being driven to Nairobi by his brother Khurram Ahmed when they were signaled to stop by police officers at a roadblock in Magadi, Kajiado County before they opened fire at their vehicle, according to a report filed at Magadi police station. Police claim the two ignored a roadblock of small stones, forcing the officers to open fire.
Reports indicate Sharif was in Kenya to work on a corruption case titled ‘Behind Closed Doors’ for people in high places and those who enable it.
His shooting sparked reactions from the public, with some suggesting that he was assassinated.
This man was shot by GSU…
This man was shot by GSU officer. The question is why was GSU manning the traffic? That’s traffic police job
Assassination is the legal…
Assassination is the legal description of what happened here!
How many drivers have failed to stop at a road block and have never been shot at? You shoot to deflate the tires of the car instead!
What’s the role of GSU…
What’s the role of GSU officers and in what situation are they supposed to take the role of traffic police. Are they trained to make traffic stops or anybody in uniform can do it even if they don’t have the proper equipment needed or information on what or who to look for? This just shows how our law enforcement is such a mess. If the deceased was ordinally kenyan i bet only family and friends would know about it and they would be forgotten just like that.
This journalist was a wanted…
This journalist was a wanted man in Pakistan because of maligning the present regime on his TV show. Kenya stood to lose billions in trade if it did not do what the Pakistan president wanted; killing him.
Ah, assassins for hire.
Ah, assassins for hire.
Ruto government are mnataka…
Ruto government are mnataka kudeal na magaidi wa kilalestini. Yaani no form of evil is not happening or waiting to happen in Kenya as I type. You almost wanna give up on the country until you remember that literally half of the country DID NOT Vote in these goons in the current government. He will be impeached, that I am confident about!
May he Rest In Peace.
The…
May he Rest In Peace.
The Pakistani’s are right ,Kenya is a Terrorist nation.
Police getting hired to randomly kill civilians is unacceptable.