A fact-finding committee that is currently investigating the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif has asked Murad Saeed, leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, (PTI) to provide the slain newsman’s laptop to the committee on November 28.
Geo News has reported that the fact-finding committee has written to Saeed that, “During the proceedings of the finding team it has come on record that you are in possession of the Apple MacBook of deceased senior journalist Arshad Sharif. Therefore you are requested to provide the device of the deceased enabling the fact-finding team to ascertain the facts.”
The committee has also requested Saeed to cooperate.
In his letter to the FIA fact-finding committee written on November 21, Saeed expressed reservations and refused to cooperate.
”The mother of Shaheed Arshad Sharif has already expressed her reservations and expressed dissatisfaction over the govt of Pakistan’s handling of the matter”, Saeed wrote.
However, he said that he is “willing to appear before the judicial commission constituted by the august SC and present all the information he has with respect to the matter.”
Earlier this month, the fact-finding committee summoned Murad Saeed and ex-member of PTI, Faisal Vawda.
Saeed also said that he knew who was threatening the slain journalist in Pakistan, forcing him to flee the country.
On October 23, Sharif was killed by local police in Kenya in what they said was a case of “mistaken identity”.
