Probe body summons plaintiffs of nine FIRs against Arshad Sharif
BOL News Senior Anchorperson Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Kenya in the wee hours on October 23.
As per details revealed by the authorities, Arshad Sharif was shot in the head in a town on the outskirts of Nairobi. Police in Kenya had confirmed his death and had opened an investigation with regard to his death.
Arshad Sharif had joined BOL News and his program was scheduled to go on screen but was delayed due to security reasons.
Arshad Sharif was awarded ‘Presidential Pride of Performance’ for his exceptional journalism in 2019.
Arshad murder case: JIT questions PIMS postmortem team for one hour
Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) probing the assassination case of senior journalist martyred Arshad Sharif held its fifth huddle on Thursday. The SJIT also met Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) medical team, which conducted the postmortem of Arshad Sharif, and took a briefing regarding the autopsy from the team. The SJIT also recorded the statements of the team and took the pictures taken at the time of the postmortem. The SJIT questioned the PIMS team for about one hour...
FO considers bringing accused in Arshad Sharif case to Pakistan
FO is considering to bring accused in Arshad Sharif case to Pakistan FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra said FO has been considering sending a delegation to raise the matter of Arshad Sharif’s killing before the Kenyan government Mumtaz Zahra further said that instructions are being forwarded to the Pakistani commission in Kenya to expedite the probe ISLAMABAD: The spokesperson Foreign Office (FO) said that it is being considered bringing the accused in the Arshad Sharif murder case to Pakistan. The FO...
SC orders JIT to submit report of Arshad Sharif’s murder case
A five-member bench heard Arshad Sharif’s murder suo moto case. Chief Justice of Pakistan ordered the immediate start of the investigation into Arshad Sharif's murder. Additional Attorney General said JIT will record statements of Arshad Sharif's mother and others. ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has ordered the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to submit a report about Arshad Sharif’s murder case within two weeks. A five-member bench heard Arshad Sharif’s murder suo moto case. Chief Justice of Pakistan ordered the...
CJP orders new JIT to probe murder of Arshad Sharif
CJP orders new JIT formation in Arshad Sharif case The court also rejected the JIT formed by the government hours after it was formed CJP also gave chance to the mother of the deceased journalist to submit her stance before the court ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial while pursuing the case of BOL News Senior Anchorperson Arshad Sharif murder ordered the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe into the matter. The court also...
Arshad Sharif case: Fact-finding report says journalist killed as per plan
Fact-finding report said Arshad Sharif was murdered as per a plan The report also maintained that the Kenyan police didn't cooperate with the investigation team he report also said that the hosts in Kenya were reluctant to provide any information ISLAMABAD: Fact-finding report in BOL News Senior Anchorperson Arshad Sharif murder case has surfaced maintaining that the journalist was killed as per a plan and the Kenyan Police didn’t cooperate with the investigation team in this matter. BOL News got...
Air Ambulance Service to be launched on Arshad Sharif’s name
International Civil Aviation Day is being celebrated all over the world, including Pakistan. Owner Sky Wings Imran Aslam Khan said that today on International Civil Aviation Day, Sky Wings is starting an Air Ambulance Service on Arshad Sharif's name. Imran Aslam Khan further said that Sky Wings Aviation will always remember slain anchorperson Arshad Sharif's journalism and services. KARACHI: Sky Wings Aviation has announced the launch of an Air Ambulance Service on Arshad Sharif’s name as a tribute to...
Case not lodged even after 44 days of Arshad Sharif murder: Sheikh Rashid
He said several people would be exposed and disgraced in the case. He said 16 FIRs were lodged against Arshad Sharif. He said the government was destined to be shamed. RAWALPINDI: President Awami Muslim League Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Tuesday said even after 44 days of his killing, a case into the incident of murder of late Bol News Anchorperson Arshad Sharif had not been filed. “What kind of justice is it not filing Arshad Sharif case? The Arshad Sharif...
Arshad Sharif murder: Police registers FIR on SC’s order
Police registered the FIR of Arshad Sharif's murder at Ramla Police Station Supreme Court took notice and instructed to register the FIR by tonight The apex court sought the inquiry report of the committee formed to probe the killing ISLAMABAD: The First Information Report (FIR) of the murder of renowned journalist Arshad Sharif has been lodged after directives by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The FIR was lodged at the Ramna police station in Islamabad. Three suspects – Khurram Ahmed,...
PM welcomes SC’s suo moto on Arshad Sharif’s murder
PM assured that the government would extend full cooperation to the Court. “I welcome Supreme Court taking suo moto notice of the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif,” he said in a Twitter post. Shehbaz Sharif mentioned that he had already written a letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan for setting up a judicial commission to probe the murder. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday welcome the suo moto notice taken by the Supreme Court on the killing...
Arshad Sharif murder case: SC orders govt to register FIR by tonight
The Supreme Court of Pakistan took sou moto of Arshad Sharif's murder The apex court ordered to register the FIR by tonight The court sought the report from the fact-finding committee formed to probe the murder ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan while taking sou moto of Arshad Sharif's killing in Kenya ordered the government to register an FIR of the murder by tonight. The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has taken sou moto on BOL News Senior anchorperson...
Imran Khan writes letter to CJP demanding justice for Arshad Sharif’s murder
PTI Chairman Imran Khan joined the campaign demanding justice into gruesome murder of renowned journalist Arshad Sharif. The former prime minister penned letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, requesting him to conduct an independent judicial inquiry into the murder of the journalist In the letter, Imran Khan wrote, “Please constitute a judicial commission and take suo motu notice on the assassination of Arshad Sharif Shaheed. This is the demand of the entire nation.” The PTI shared...
Daughter of Shaheed Arshad Sharif writes letter to CJP about probe into murder
ISLAMABAD: Alizah Arshad, daughter of Shaheed Arshad Sharif, has written a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Atta Bandial regarding the investigation into the assassination of her father. She appealed to the CJP to constitute a Judicial Commission to probe the murder of the martyred journalist. She added that several cases were registered against her father in different cities of the country and made it difficult for him to live in Pakistan. Then he had to leave the...
Maulana Tariq Jameel condoles with Shaheed Arshad Sharif's family
Renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel on Thursday visited the house of Shaheed Arshad Sharif to condole with the grieved family over tragic demise of the senior journalist. The Maulana along with his family met the mother and children of Shaheed Arshad Sharif and expressed his heartfelt sorrow and grief over the martyrdom of Sharif. He told the family that he wanted to come to them earlier but he decided to let other friends and relatives condole with the deceased’s...
Arshad Sharif murder: FIA seeks assistance from Dubai Police
ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) fact-finding committee has written a letter to the Dubai Police seeking information about slain journalist Arshad Sharif. Arshad Sharif fled the country in August after facing threats to his life. He moved to Dubai and later relocated to Nairobi, Kenya where he was murdered in October. The FIA constituted a two-member committee to probe the journalist’s murder. The federal agency has written and letter and asked the Dubai Police to provide the visa, travel documents,...
Arshad Sharif was facing threats, fake cases: Murad Saeed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Saeed slammed the media trial of the murder of renowned anchorperson Arshad Sharif and reaffirmed that the late journalist faced threats and false cases. He was addressing a press conference after being summoned by the fact-finding committee formed to probe the murder of renowned late journalist Arshad Sharif. He slammed the media for claiming that Arshad Sharif’s laptop was in his possession. He said that media ethics were violated during the threats and murder...
Arshad Sharif killing: Judicial Activism Panel's letter to President, Prime Minister
A letter written to the President and the Prime Minister regarding the case of journalist Arshad Sharif Azhar Sadiq, the head of the Judicial Activism Panel, sent the letter It was said that the matter is sensitive and requires investigation The Judicial Activism Panel has written a letter to the President and the Prime Minister regarding the case of journalist Arshad Sharif – who was killed in Kenya. The letter was written concerning the issue of not registering the case...
Probe body summons plaintiffs of nine FIRs lodged against Arshad Sharif
The probe body has written letters to the inspector generals of three provinces and Islamabad Police. The committee directed the IGs to ensure appearance of the plaintiffs before it. It is pertinent here to mention that five FIRs are registered against Arshad Sharif in Sindh, one in Islamabad and three in Balochistan. ISLAMABAD: The inquiry committee of the Arshad Sharif killing case has summoned complainants of nine FIRs against veteran journalist and Bol News anchorperson. The probe body has written...
Arshad Sharif case: body writes letters to foreign secretary, Pak CG in UAE
The two-member investigating committee constituted by the prime minister to probe the assassination of Senior Journalist Arshad Sharif has written letters to the foreign secretary and Pakistani Consul General in UAE separately as it came to know in Kenya that the links of the murder were heading towards Dubai. The letter to the Pakistani Consul General was penned down on November 14 and a request was also made to Visa officials, press consular and passport consular to record their statements...
BOL soon to unveil memorial of journalist Arshad Sharif, vows to keep him in thoughts
Pakistan’s most-liked news channel, BOL News, is all set to unveil the memorial of the senior anchorperson Arshad Sharif - killed in Kenya – and will invite the mother of the slain journalist to inaugurate the loving memory. BOL News has always been upholding its employees - whether it is to support them or to remember the ones left for their eternal journey - BOL always has regards for its family. Co-Chairperson BOL Network Shoaib Shaikh while sparing a thought...
Widow of Arshad Sharif demands probe under auspices of UN
The widow of martyred senior journalist Arshad Sharif, Javeria Siddiqui has demanded to the President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi that the investigation into the assassination of her husband should be carried out under the auspices of the United Nations. In a letter written to President Alvi, she appealed to him that a complete investigation into the murder of the slain journalist should be ensured. She accused the incumbent government of harassing her slain husband and registering cases against him....
Arshad Sharif shot from three feet’s distance: PIMS report
The bullet which was shot from short distance left a black spot on the body. The second bullet was hit on the head from three to six feet’s distance on his head. The post-mortem report said four of the injuries pointed towards resistance. ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Tuesday completed its post-mortem report which revealed that Senior Bol News Anchorperson Arshad Sharif was shot from a distance of three feet, Bol News reported. The PIMS post-mortem...
Arshad Sharif's belongings reach Pakistan, investigation team in Dubai
ISLAMABAD: The personal belongings of the slain journalist Arshad Sharif have arrived in Pakistan, BOL News reported. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials will hand over the items to Arshad Sharif's family. The journalist’s blood-stained clothes were also found by the investigation team. The clothes will be sent for forensic testing. Meanwhile, the Pakistani team investigating the death of Arshad Sharif is currently present in Dubai. The two-member team comprises of FIA officer Athar Waheed and Omar Shahid Hamid of the...
Murad Saeed, Faisal Vawda summoned in Arshad Sharif's murder probe
ISLAMABAD: A two-member fact-finding committee set up by the federal interior ministry to investigate the killing of renowned journalist Arshad Sharif has summoned Murad Saeed and Faisal Vawda. The FIA has asked PTI leader Murad Saeed and former federal minister Faisal Vawda to appear before FIA Headquarters on November 21 (Monday) along with evidence. Both had claimed to have credible evidence regarding the threats posed to the slain journalist. Murad Saeed reacted to the reports after being summoned by the...
Arshad Sharif postmortem: 12 injuries found on the body
The postmortem report of the slain journalist Arshad Sharif revealed that 12 injuries The postmortem also suggests that the skull bone from the left side was missing and the left side of the brain was also affected A two-member investigation team has reached United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the probe ISLAMABAD: The postmortem report of the slain journalist Arshad Sharif revealed that 12 injuries were found on the body of the journalist killed in Kenya. The report said that Arshad’s...
Arshad Sharif pictures: Statements of medical team, authorities recorded
Statements recorded of medical team and officials in the matter of the post-mortem photos of Arshad Sharif being leaked The committee meeting of the investigation team was called under the lead of Dr Naveed It has also been said that the postmortem report is received by a close family member ISLAMABAD: Following the leak of Arshad Sharif pictures and postmortem report - journalist killed in Kenya - the medical teams and the officials involved gave their statement regarding the issue....
PIMS forms seven-member body to probe leaking out of Arshad Sharif’s pictures
Earlier also a two-member committee was constituted to investigate the matter related to Arshad Sharif, but to no avail. The fresh committee has convened its first meeting on November 14. All the members have been directed to appear in the committee meeting. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital, Islamabad, on Saturday formed a seven-member committee to investigate leaking out of pictures of veteran journalist and Bol News Anchorperson Arshad Sharif’s dead body. Deputy Director Medical Dr Naveed is...
FIA hands over Arshad Sharif’s postmortem report to his mother
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has reportedly handed over the postmortem report of senior journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif to his mother, BOL News reported citing sources. The autopsy report has also been shared with Kenyan authorities, sources revealed. The report revealed that Arshad Sharif had marks of torture and bruises on his body, while his fingernails were also pulled out. Earlier, Javeria Siddique, the wife of slain journalist Arshad Sharif, said the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)...
Javeria Siddique says PIMS to provide Arshad Sharif’s post-mortem report on Monday
She said mother of Arshad Sharif could tell how many pages were missing from the post-mortem report sent by Kenya. She said she had received a six-page report. On broadcasting pictures of Arshad Sharif by an anchorperson of a local TV channel, Javeria said the anchorperson and TV channel had apologized from the family. ISLAMABAD: Wife of slain journalist and Bol News Anchorperson Arshad Sharif, Javeria Siddique on Friday said the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) said it would...
Arshad Sharif’s postmortem report is not being provided to family: Javeria Siddique
She expressed concern about the postmortem report issued to the media instead of giving to the family. Javeria Siddique further said that it is not known what the government wants to do by hiding the report. She demanded that a high-level judicial commission or UN commission should investigate the murder of the senior journalist. ISLAMABAD: Javeria Siddique, wife of late senior journalist and Bol news anchorperson Arshad Sharif has said that the postmortem report of Arshad Sharif is not...
Arshad Sharif was ‘clearly targeted’: RSF calls for UN probe
RSF urged UN probe into Arshad Sharif’s murder It expressed doubts over inconsistencies in statements of Kenyan police It said Arshad Sharif was clearly targeted PARIS: Global press freedom advocate, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), called for a United Nations investigation into the brutal murder of well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif. "The information currently emerging from the Kenyan wing of the investigation is contradictory, and all independent attempts to get information are met with a wall of silence," said Sadibou Marong,...
'Arshad Sharif had been tortured for three hours before his murder'
A private TV anchorperson in his programme has claimed that senior journalist Arshad Sharif had been tortured for three hours before his murder. His nails were removed whereas his ribs and fingers were fractured. He was taken out of the vehicle and shot at very close range. The assassination was planned. Another private TV channel asserted, "The vehicle, which the Keyna police were looking for as it was carrying a kidnapped child, was found sometime before the murder of Arshad...
Arshad Sharif killing: Pakistani investigators seek details of instructors at shooting site
NAIROBI: Pakistani investigators have asked Kenyan authorities to provide the names and contact details of instructors and trainers present at a shooting range where noted journalist Arshad Sharif was last seen before he was killed. The controversy over the killing has deepened after the presence of around 10 American instructors and trainers at the AmmoDump Shooting Range when Arshad Sharif spent his last night before being gunned down by the Kenyan police. According to sources, Arshad Sharif had dinner at...
In letter to CJP, Shehbaz lobs volley of questions in Arshad Sharif killing case
What procedure did Arshad Sharif adopt to go abroad in August 2022? Who facilitated Arshad Sharif to go abroad? Was any federal or provincial intelligence agency, institute or department aware about any threat to Arshad Sharif’s life? If the victim was aware of a life threat then what preventive measures did he adopt? ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday penned a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial requesting him to constitute a judicial commission to unearth...
IHC seeks answers from respondents over delay in Arshad Sharif's postmortem report
IHC sought answers on the plea filed by the mother of Arshad Sharif for the postmortem report Arshad Sharif’s mother Riffat Ara Alvi approached IHC for the postmortem report It was said in the petition that the family has been contacting again and again but the administration of the hospital is acting deaf and mute ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) sought answers from the respondents on the plea filed by the mother of Arshad Sharif – who was killed...
Arshad Sharif murder: Pakistan, Kenyan authorities to continue cooperation
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has said Pakistan and Kenya will continue cooperation in the murder investigation of noted journalist and senior anchorperson Arshad Sharif. The Foreign Office spokesperson was replying to a question during the weekly press briefing on the updates of progress in the investigation of the journalist’s murder in Kenya. He was also asked whether the Kenyan government is sharing information and cooperating with Pakistan Embassy in Nairobi. The spokesperson replied that there is an understanding, in principle,...
IHC moved by Arshad Sharif's mother for postmortem report
IHC moved by Arshad Sharif's mother for postmortem report Slain journalist Arshad Sharif’s mother Riffat Ara Alvi approached IHC for the postmortem report It was also demanded that the family must be kept updated regarding the progress of the probe to keep it transparent ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday was moved for the postmortem report of the journalist Arshad Sharif – who was killed days back in Kenya. Slain journalist Arshad Sharif’s mother Riffat Ara Alvi approached...
Arshad Sharif stayed in penthouse in Nairobi owned by brothers Waqar & Khurram
Arshad Sharif stayed in a penthouse in Nairobi owned by brothers Waqar & Khurram. It's the same apartment where Sharif filmed his vlogs to express his opinions. Both Khurram and Waqar own and manage a number of real estate properties in Nairobi. Arshad Sharif resided in the penthouse of an apartment complex in Nairobi owned by brothers Waqar Ahmed and Khurram Ahmed. As per details, over 24 luxurious apartments, all rented by private tenants, are housed in the building, which...
Arshad Sharif’s mother writes to CJP and seeks justice for family
The mother of slain journalist, Arshad Sharif, has written a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, demanding the formation of a high-power judicial commission to probe Arshad Sharif’s killing. In the letter, the mother urged CJP Umar Ata Bandial to take notice of ‘cruel actions’ of the government in the investigation of the journalist’s killing and demanded justice for Sharif’s family. “Sharif had written a letter to you [CJP Bandial], pointing out the death threats he...
Shaheed Arshad Sharif paid rich tribute on world day of journalists
President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Abid Zuberi has said that advocacy and journalism go hand in hand, adding that the investigation system was weak and flawed which is why the judiciary is not able to deliver and punish the culprits. He said this while addressing the Shaheed Arshad Sharif conference held on the International Day of Journalists at the National Press Club in Islamabad on Wednesday. Zuberi said that he used to watch Arshad Sharif's program for research...
PFUJ demands transparent investigation into Arshad Sharif's murder
PFUJ dedicated International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists to Arshad Sharif The PJUF hoisted black flags at press clubs across Pakistan PFUJ demands justice for the family of Arshad Sharif KARACHI: The journalist community observed the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in the memory of senior anchorperson Arshad Sharif. The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) had dedicated the day after senior journalist Arshad Sharif who was killed in Kenya. The PJUF hoisted...
Arshad Sharif’s wife demands UN to probe murder of her husband
In her Twitter message, Jawaria Siddiqui, the wife of martyred journalist Arshad Sharif, said that the Pakistan government had filed treason cases against her husband and he was forced to leave Pakistan under 'treason'. She said that later the Pakistan government forced him to leave the United Arab Emirates while he was assassinated in Kenya on October 24. Arshad Sharif's wife said in her message that we request the United Nations to conduct a proper investigation into this case. ...
Govt constitutes inquiry commission to probe Arshad Sharif’s murder
The federal government has constituted an inquiry commission to probe the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. The three-member commission will be headed by the former judge of the high court, Justice Abdul Shakoor Paracha. The federal cabinet has granted the approval of the inquiry commission through circulation summary. Additional IG Punjab Usman Anwar and Deputy Director IB Umar Hamid are the members of the commission. The commission will present its report about Arshad Sharif's murder within 30 days and...
Senior Anchorperson BOL News Arshad Sharif laid to rest
ISLAMABAD: BOL News Senior Anchorperson Arshad Sharif's funeral prayers were offered and the slain journalist was laid to rest in H-11 cemetery. The anchorperson's body was brought to Shah Faisal Mosque amid strict security measures and Khatib Faisal Masjid led the funeral prayer. As per details, security was put on high alert around Faisal Masjid. Sindh Police, FC also appointed to assist Islamabad Police. A total of 3 thousand 792 security personnel were deployed around Faisal mosque. People from all...
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