Death of journo in Kenya: Pak SC to oversee probe
Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday set up a panel of five judges to supervise an investigation into the death of a prominent journalist who was shot and killed in Kenya, the court said. The Supreme Court said it had taken up the case voluntarily. Journalist Arshad Sharif, 50, was killed on Oct. 23 while travelling in a vehicle on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Kenyan police said it was a case of mistaken identity. Sharif had earlier fled from Pakistan citing threats to his life after the government registered a treason case against him. The case stemmed from reporting he did that led to an accusation he had spread a call from an official in a previous government, led by former cricket star Imran Khan, for members of the armed forces to mutiny. Sharif worked for many years as a prime-time television news show host for ARY News in Pakistan. Imran Khan said Sharif had been murdered for his journalistic work. He called for a judicial investigation.
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