Pakistan journalist killed in Kenya was ‘targeted’, says official
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan journalist killed in Kenya was ‘targeted’, says official

Al Jazeera  

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah says the killing of Arshad Sharif in Kenya last month appears to be a targeted attack. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif appears to have been the victim of a targeted killing in Kenya, and not an accidental shooting. Sharif was long associated with the news channel ARY and was considered close to the country’s military establishment, which has been in power in Pakistan for more than half of the 75 years since independence. However, after the removal of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government in April through a parliamentary vote of no confidence, Sharif became critical of the military.

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Khyber News journalist shot dead in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
6 months ago

Khyber News journalist shot dead in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

The Hindu  

A Pakistani journalist was gunned down on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, by unknown gunmen in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the country's northwest, according to a tribal journalist association. Khalil Jibran, associated with Pashto News Channel Khyber News was shot dead by shooters near his home in the Mazrina Sultankhel area of the Khyber district. Family sources confirmed Jibran's …

Killing of Pakistani journalist Sharif in Kenya ‘planned’: Report
2 years ago

Killing of Pakistani journalist Sharif in Kenya ‘planned’: Report

Al Jazeera  

The killing of a Pakistani investigative journalist in Kenya was a “planned assassination”, a team of Pakistani investigators has said in a report released on Wednesday. ‘Targeted assassination’ The investigators’ 592-page report, seen by The Associated Press, said the Kenyan police issued contradictory statements following the killing. As part of the probe, two Pakistani officials had travelled to Kenya where …

Pakistan PM writes to top judge on Khan attack, journalist murder
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan PM writes to top judge on Khan attack, journalist murder

Al Jazeera  

Shehbaz Sharif calls for the formation of judicial commissions to probe the assassination attempt on Imran Khan and TV journalist’s killing in Kenya. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked the country’s top judge to form judicial commissions to investigate the assassination attempt on his predecessor Imran Khan and the killing of a Pakistani journalist in Kenya. …

Pakistani PM denies involvement in assassination attempt on Khan
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistani PM denies involvement in assassination attempt on Khan

Al Jazeera  

Shehbaz Sharif said the former prime minister is damaging the country with ‘false and cheap conspiracies’. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected allegations that he was involved in the assassination attempt on opposition leader Imran Khan, as supporters of the former prime minister continue to protest, demanding an investigation into the shooting. Sharif said the former prime minister is …

‘Yes, it was me!’: Imran Khan on who asked killed journalist to leave Pakistan
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Yes, it was me!’: Imran Khan on who asked killed journalist to leave Pakistan

Live Mint  

Islamabad : Responding to ruckus gaining traction over who had asked the hardcore critic, journalist Arshad Sharif to flee the country, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief and former prime minister Imran Khan has record-breakingly exclaimed, "Yes, it was me!" The former premier condemned the murder of Pakistani renowned journalist Arshad Sharif saying that he was a patriot and bore the pain of …

We can be weak but not traitors: Pakistan Army responds to Imran Khan in rare presser
2 years, 1 month ago

We can be weak but not traitors: Pakistan Army responds to Imran Khan in rare presser

India Today  

Responding to former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s allegations that journalist Arshad Sharif’s assassination in Kenya was a political targeted killing, the Pakistan Army said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief needed to prove his claims. Inter-Services Public Relations DG Lt Gen Babar Iftikhar said that after Sharif’s death, people had started pointing fingers at the army. Here are the top points …

Kenyan police ‘regret’ killing Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif
2 years, 2 months ago

Kenyan police ‘regret’ killing Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif

Al Jazeera  

The 49-year-old investigative journalist was killed when his car was shot at in what police have called a case of ‘mistaken identity’. Kenyan police have expressed regret over killing Pakistani investigative journalist Arshad Sharif, saying it was a case of “mistaken identity” during a search for a similar car involved in a child abduction case. The ARY news channel for …

Nairobi police say Pakistani journalist killed by mistake
2 years, 2 months ago

Nairobi police say Pakistani journalist killed by mistake

The Hindu  

A senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding in Kenya was shot and killed by police after the car he was in sped up instead of halting at a roadblock near Nairobi, the police said on Monday. Nairobi police said Sharif was shot in the head and killed on Sunday night after the car he was traveling in with his brother, …

Nairobi police say Pakistani journalist killed by mistake
2 years, 2 months ago

Nairobi police say Pakistani journalist killed by mistake

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A senior Pakistani journalist …

Outspoken Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif killed in Kenya
2 years, 2 months ago

Outspoken Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif killed in Kenya

Al Jazeera  

The 49-year-old journalist, who fled Pakistan in August after multiple cases were filed against him for criticising the military, was shot dead in Kenya. “I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist today, as per police he was shot in Kenya,” Javeria Siddique tweeted about her husband Arshad Sharif’s death on Sunday night. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its …

Hindu journalist killed in Pakistan's Sindh province
3 years, 9 months ago

Hindu journalist killed in Pakistan's Sindh province

India TV News  

A 31-year-old Hindu journalist in Pakistan has been shot dead by some unidentified assailants while getting a haircut at a barbershop in the country’s Sindh province, media reports said on Saturday. Ajay Lalvani, a reporter with a local television station and an Urdu language newspaper Daily Puchano, died on Thursday after he sustained bullet injuries in stomach, arm, and knee, …

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