Flight carrying body of Arshad Sharif to land in Islamabad on Oct 26

ISLAMABAD: The body of senior journalist Arshad Sharif, who was shot dead in Kenya, is on its way to Pakistan through a flight that will land in Islamabad on October 26 at 0105 hours.

According to an update by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the body of late Arshad Sharif was transported at 0125 hours from Nairobi to Doha via Qatar Airways flight QR-1342 early on Tuesday.

The onward flight QR0632 will leave Doha at 1935 hours today (Oct 25) and arrive in Islamabad at 0105 hours in the wee hours of October 26 (Wednesday).

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Kenya Saqlain Syeda oversaw the arrangements at Nairobi Airport for the repatriation of the body.

Earlier Javeria Siddique, the wife of journalist Arshad Sharif, confirmed that the dead body of her late husband will be arriving in Pakistan and the burial will take place in the H-11 cemetery on Thursday.

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed that the postmortem of Arshad Sharif was completed. She said Pakistani authorities are also in contact with Kenyan officials regarding the repatriation of Arshad Sharif’s body.

On Monday, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a conversation with the Kenyan President to expedite the repatriation process. Sharif also conveyed serious concern over the death of senior journalist Arshad Sharif and emphasized an impartial and transparent investigation into the incident.

He also requested the Kenyan President to complete the regulatory procedures for the repatriation of Arshad Sharif’s dead body to Pakistan.

The Kenyan President expressing his deep regret over the incident and assured that demands of justice will be fulfilled in the case and an investigative report will be released soon.

He also assured Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that the process of dead body’s return to Pakistan will be completed at the earliest.

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