Well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Nairobi when police hunting car thieves opened fire on the vehicle he was travelling in as it drove through their roadblock without stopping, according to a Kenyan police report on Monday.
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has announced the launch of a campaign fighting against impunity in the case of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), in condemning impunity in attacks against journalists and urging Pakistan’s government to investigate the killing and deliver justice to Sharif’s family and the media community.
Well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Nairobi when police hunting car thieves opened fire on the vehicle he was travelling in as it drove through their roadblock without stopping, according to a Kenyan police report on Monday.
ARY News anchor-person and senior journalist Arshad Sharif, who was living in hiding after allegedly receiving death threats for his critical reporting, was shot dead by law enforcement in Kenya on October 24. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Kenyan Union of Journalists (KUJ), in strongly condemning Sharif’s killing and calling on both the Kenyan and Pakistani authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation to bring those responsible to justice.