PM Shehbaz urges Kenyan President for fair and transparent into Arshad Sharif’s killing

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged Kenya to ensure fair and transparent investigations into the murder of senior Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif.

Taking to Twitter, the premier said that he had made a telephone call to Kenyan President William Ruto about the killing.

“I requested him to ensure fair & transparent investigation into the shocking incident,” he wrote on Twitter.

Just had a telephonic call with Kenyan President William Ruto about the tragic death of Arshad Sharif in 🇰🇪. I requested him to ensure fair & transparent investigation into shocking incident. He promised all-out help including fast-tracking the process of return of the body to 🇵🇰

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) October 24, 2022

Sharing more details, the prime minister said that the Kenyan president promised all-out help including fast-tracking the process of the return of the deceased’s body to Pakistan.

Earlier today, Minister for Information, Marriyum Aurangzeb, visited slain senior journalist Arshad Sharif’s family to condole with them for their loss.

Aurangzeb gave Sharif’s family her word that the government would not stop pursuing the matter until justice was served.

“Sharif’s body has been positively identified. The Prime Minister has issued official directives for the interior __ to dig into the matter, tasking relevant authorities to repatriate the remains of the journalist as soon as possible,” the minister said adding that nothing can be said with certainty before Kenya’s official response to the matter.