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Serikali ya Pakistani imetuma maafisa watatu wakuu wa usalama nchini Kenya kuchunguza mauaji ya mwanahabari Arshad Sharif yaliyotokea siku ya Jumapili.
Timu hiyo inajumuisha mkurugenzi wa Shirika la Upelelezi la Shirikisho Athar Waheed na naibu mkurugenzi mkuu wa Ofisi ya Ujasusi Omar Shahid Hamid.
Sharif aliuawa na maafisa wa polisi wa Kenya Jumapili usiku katika kile mamlaka ya nchi hiyo ya Afrika Mashariki ilidai kuwa ni kisa cha utambulisho kimakosa.
Waziri Mkuu wa Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, ambaye utawala wake umekuwa ukipokea hadithi za Sharif kuikosoa serikali yake, Jumatatu alisema Rais wa Kenya William Ruto amemhakikishia uchunguzi wa wazi kuhusu mauaji hayo.
Huduma ya Polisi ya Kitaifa ya Kenya (NPS) ilisema katika taarifa kwamba maafisa wanaosimamia kizuizi kwenye Barabara ya Magadi waliwakosea Sharif na kaka yake Khurram Ahmed kwa watekaji nyara waliokuwa wakisafirisha mtoto kutoka Starehe katika mji mkuu wa Kenya, Nairobi.
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Sharif has been described as a bold man who defied all odds in a country known to be among the most unsafe for journalists. He used to criticise Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who assumed power in April 2022 following the ouster of former cricket star Imran Khan through a vote of no confidence.
His woes with the administration started when he exposed the prime minister’s travel to Saudi Arabia, becoming the first to do so. A few days later, his lawyer revealed that he had been informed that people in civilian uniforms had gone to the journalist’s house.
“I got a call from Arshad Sharif last night. The story about the prime minister’s visit to Saudi Arabia was broken by Arshad Sharif,” the lawyer was quoted telling a court in April 2022.
“People went to Arshad Sharif’s house in civil uniform last night. I have not been in direct contact with (him) since last night.”
Left UAE prematurely
Sharif left the United Arab Emirates prematurely after he heard about plans to deport him to Pakistan, suggesting that he was concerned about his safety.
In August 2022, the journalist resigned from ARY News, where he hosted a talk show about political activities in Pakistan.
At the time he fled his home country, Sharif was facing sedition charges.
He died in Kenya as he left a club known as Ammodump Kwenia, which is popular among Pakistanis and Indians living in the country.
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